A total original

Rating: 10/10 (5 April 2006)

I had real reservations before seeing this movie. I was afraid that it would be excessively bloody and gory. Boy, was I wrong. Like all great horror films, this one lets your imagination fill in the blanks rather than showing you. One's imagination can create things far scarier than any director or writer can come up with. That's the secret that Hitchcock knew and used to perfection. Not knowing a thing about this movie, I was completely unaware of the storyline or what secrets the filmmakers were going to throw at me. From the very beginning, I was completely in the hands of the filmmakers and they played me like a fiddle - misleading me, confusing me and ultimately scaring the bejesus out of me. It's a rare movie that does more than shock but totally frightens you. This movie stuck with me a long time - and I loved every minute of it. And the ending - totally blew me away. Did not see the twist coming and it knocked my socks off. A brilliant achievement.