Oh heavens, this was HORRIBLE.

Rating: 1/10 (22 April 2006)

So a couple of friends called me up, and offered to take me out for a couple of drinks and to see a movie. Thank heavens I had a few drinks before I saw this movie. Though based on a video game (that has pretty much NOTHING to do with the movie) and though it was a nicely shot movie, honestly HOW DO MOVIES LIKE THIS GET MADE?
Wooden acting, uninspired plot, convoluted story lines--I have had root canals that were less painful than this mess.
To begin with, who thought it would be a good idea to cast this little girl? I really wish they would have just put a wig on Haley Joel Osment. And then this ridiculous "road trip" to a ghost town--Child Protective Services should have been called on this woman. Unfortunately, the only help that does arrive is an extremely BUTCH policewoman (and having lived in WV most of my life, I can ASSURE you that there are NO policewomen that look like HER) that seems so incredibly out of place. I felt bad for her--she is trying to act all serious, and this was absolutely the biggest piece of trash I could imagine.
Then--the "story". You know, I'm not even going to go into it. Suffice to say that bursts of laughter coming from all over the theater during unintentionally funny parts of the movie were the only saving grace.
Don't waste your money to see this movie. Just go see SCARY MOVIE again or ICE AGE 2 or better yet just go home and hug your family and kiss your dog and thank God that you didn't lower your IQ by seeing this movie.