It had me until the end

Rating: 6/10 (11 September 2002)

Riveting is just the word for this film that had me on the edge of my seat for almost the entire movie. Almost. But the events that occur in the last fifteen minutes of the film ruined the whole thing for me. We have come to expect a surprise twist at the end of any of this director's films and this one was quite a let down. The acting and the suspense-laden plot were all very well done (though the kids always tended towards under-reaction to events) and the movie surprisingly had a number of points of comedy. But that end! Pure crap and that's why I give it a 6.