M. Night is the Hitchcock of this generation.

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2002)

Wow. One of the scariest movies I've ever seen. Sitting in a packed theater and seeing EVERYBODY jump and scream in unison was truly a spectacle. From the opening credits you get that Hitchcock vibe going and it doesn't stop until the end credits.
This movie has some of the best suspense scenes I've ever seen mixed in with some dry comedy. Mostly delivered by Merrill Hess played by Joaquin Phoenix. The comedy delivered is the only thing that let me relax for a brief time until that starry eyed looked from Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) was seen again and you knew something was about to happen, or was it? This movie was certainly a ten on my scale and would have been a ten if I had only seen the last thirty minutes, which I spent on the edge of my seat!