50's Genre - Hokey, dated. Good for kids who havn't seen 50s scifi

Rating: 4/10 (10 August 2002)

Not one of Night's better efforts.
The Sixth Sense was a solid "8" out of 10.
Watching the actors in this film made me feel like "I see dead people".

Where there was overwhelming suspense - Mel Gibson seemed "jaded" or on dilaudid...
Night made more than just a "patented" Hitchcockian appearance. (Night played a Dr. in UNBREAKABLE and this may have played well with his parents - they are both physicians.) In this film he seemed to escalate himself past the role of just an extra - like a "mystery man" or something - which is his business I guess.
It did not work for me though.
Other flaws (for me) were in the creature's costumes. They did not look real enough.
I guess the 4 points that I gave it went to 1) Showing that 50's scifi can still work for young people and some older people 2) Urban Folklore can be used for a plot with success 3) A good Family is a good thing. Bright boys and sensitive lil girls are still amusing and cuddly. 4) Major actors can give credibility to not very good movies or scripts.
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