Very interesting, straight forward movie with some scares.

Rating: 5/10 (1 August 1999)

Yes, the movie was over-hyped, however, it delivers an original thriller that does kinda get to you after a while.
The best concept film in a while; The movie takes a basic horror concept that has been around for centuries (a witch or witch like being) and combines it with simple, straight forward plot lines and dialog to make a very interesting film.
Probably the only thing really scary about the film is that it does not give you anything NOT to believe. There are no special effects or over-made monsters as the antithesis in the film. The location could be Anywhere, USA and the cast made you believe what was happening. All and all, you could almost believe that you were watching something that actually happened.
Unfortunately, ALMOST is the key word. The problem with the movie as a "horror" film is that you cannot suspend belief enough to really get scared. That is true in a sense of all horror films, but others have something PHYSICAL (like Michael Myers) that haunts you, even if you know it is not real. Blair Witch Project delivers as a thriller that makes you wonder what will happen as the movie progresses, but leaves you ultimately unfulfilled. It HAD to end the way it did, you just wish it didnt.
Overall, the film is worth seeing for the concept and as a good thriller... you may even get terrified if you can suspend your belief more than I. (7/10)