Not that scary really.

Rating: 7/10 (13 January 2000)

With all the hype surrounding this film you would expect God himself to make an appearance. Unfortunately there is a "is that all" feeling at the end. It's not a bad film, just not as good as I was expecting. That wonderfully modern cliché about being impossible to live up to the hype obviously applies here.
The thing is, with all the back-story of how it was made this is a very interesting story. If possible you should really check out the Director's commentary on the DVD edition, it really is worth the effort. The problem is that to review the film you have to forget about this. What you're left with is an above average film, which promises a lot for its crew's futures.
The three actors are all functional; Heather Donahue really excels though and deserves to go further than this. She is probably the best reason to watch this film other than the making-of story. Anyhow, give it a blast, it seems people either love it or hate it, somehow I've fallen somewhere in the middle.