A really good creepy movie

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2002)

This is the best movie I have seen this year. It's got humor and those make you jump up in your seat moments. I think it is better than Night's last movie Unbreakable. I really don't understand some of these negative reviews. They must be coming from the same people who made a movie like Scooby Doo number one at the box office.

(SPOILERS): I really thought the scene where Mel and Joaquin go running around their house at night was really funny. The lines Mel says about "I'm in insane" and such where a hoot.

I thought the best scene was when the family is in their house and they hear the sounds of their dog die off and see shadows on the porch and start hearing noises. That was so scary.

And I really liked how this was more than just an alien movie. It had a more serious message about losing your faith and gaining it back.

And sometimes less is better. I'm glad this movie didn't have a bunch of special effects that look so fake. The one flaw was showing the alien in full view at the end. What made it so scary was before we just saw a shadow or saw a quick shot of an arm or leg and it left the rest to your imagination. At the end, the alien should have just been in the shadows so you couldn't see any details about its appearance. I think that would have been better.

And although I do think it was strange how these tall, fast and probably strong aliens couldn't find a way into the basement, I'm not going to hold it against the rest of the film. There were just to many good things, from the aluminum foil hats to the guy complaining about soft drink commercials during the news reports.(END OF SPOILERS)

FINAL VERDICT: A must see for any movie lover. It will give you the creeps.