Please, wake up "horror" fans!

Rating: 8/10 (8 September 2002)

I...um... just saw this film.
Let me preface this by saying I wasn't a fan of "The Sixth Sense" for after the first two minutes, I was bored silly. I couldn't get into "Unbreakable" at all.
My lovely friends dragged me to this and I gotta say, I wasn't disappointed for I didn't expect much, and I didn't get much. I love horror films that make you wonder, grab you and make you think. Special Effects and make up are nice, but a good frightening film without them are worth their weight in gold. This isn't one of them, for this fan of the genre. Unless you're just getting into "scary" films, or are under 8 and hardly ever saw a scary film, then this is the film for you. I want to be challenged, not treated as if I got a labotomy yesterday. If this film gets any "above the line" Academy Award nominations, then the Academy is rigged. I HATE this "polite horror" trend that seems to be rearing its head in filmmaking these days..or "politically correct horror" as I am labeling it. Come on people, get some guts, again. Demand better.
Plus I was really disgusted that this was explained away with the subliminal message of "religion" is the only truth. I am a big fan of Religiously themed pictures as well and this makes me want to slap the face of the writer, this is so shallow work. Shame on those who think this is one of the best pictures of the year!!! To me, this ranks up there with "Glitter" which is not all that bad, now I've seen this.