The movie is in the careful details

Rating: 10/10 (3 August 2002)

I expected to be scared, as the other movies 'Night' has directed have had their very scary moments...this one goes beyond all of that because of the use of light and shadow throughout the movie. Very carefuly done by the director.
The children were so wonderful, and they handled the emotional moments so very well! Gibson and Phoenix were quite excellent as a reverend wrestling with God, and his brother who wants him to go back to the way he was. There were many shades to these performances, and like the scary scenes, you knew there was more to everything than what you could actually see or hear.
That's what makes it so amazing...there IS violence in the picture, but most of it is only talked about as happening elsewhere. The threat that violence could happen at any moment kept me clutching my husband's shoulder and arm pretty tightly!
I LIKED IT bunches!
Therese Peregrine