WOW

Rating: Null/10 (18 October 2002)

I'd like to give a resounding "WOW", not only to the quality of this film, but also the stupidity of some of the comments that were presented here.
The most aggravating thing I have heard people complain about is the acting. The acting in this film was simply MASTERFUL. Every single line was able to give us a perfect view of the entire character. People complained that Mel Gibson was "flat faced" the whole time. Guess what? HIS CHARACTER was a very plain, flat faced type of person.
People also complained about the pace of this film. I'm sorry, but these type of comments must have been written by the same sad people who thought "Haunted House" was 'suspenseful' or 'exciting'. Whoever said these things obviously knows nothing about how to build suspense, and wouldn't know a scary movie UNLESS it came up and hit them in the face, as so many *cough* "horror" films do these days.

So here's my review;
1) This movie had the best written script I have ever seen.
2) This movie had the best developed characters I have ever seen (see tangent below)
3) This movie had the best directing I have ever seen.
Tangent on characters: There's more something I have to say about the writing and character development. What I loved about these characters is that they were simple people. They lived quiet, simple lives. Graham and Merrill, while not being stupid, were not rocket scientists. They were farmers in a small town. They were perfect!

So, I've done my ranting. You may now all flame me. =)