A clichéd horror film redeemed by some good special effects

Rating: 5/10 (27 March 2009)

I went to see this film because it was tagged as 'sci-fi'. In fact, it plays out more like a horror film -- and a pretty clichéd one at that. If I asked you to guess which part of the USA it takes place in, what the weather is like near ground level, what time of day most of the action takes place, and the age of the character at the centre of the strange goings-on, you wouldn't find the answers hard.
The ending is far-fetched and features some major plot holes too, which I'll submit to the Trivia section. It's pretty, though.
The film is saved from mediocrity by some decent acting, and especially by the special effect sequences.
You might enjoy it if you liked "Millennium", a rather old B-movie with Kris Kristofferson and Cheryl Ladd.