Irritatingly bad flick

Rating: 1/10 (2 November 2009)

I can't stand "horror" flicks where all kinds of really suspenseful and horrible manipulations happen because all the characters are either too stupid to catch on or too chicken to do anything about it.
The whole "deftly manipulative sociopath" formula only works when the surrounding characters are of a believable intelligence and psychological depth. Here, nuh-uh. Check out the "dad" in particular. This moron is supposedly a successful architect. Right.
But a smart supporting cast wouldn't have worked here, because guess what? The villain ain't too bright either.
Most times I sit down with a flick like this, I can be a good sport about it and get entertainment value from the giggles and forehead slaps. But this one takes itself too seriously for that, AND has the gall to go on for two hours. So it was just an irritating waste of time. I'm kicking myself for sticking it to the end.