Very Disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (11 August 1999)

I was extremely excited, and nervous, to see this movie. All the mystery and hype about The Blair Witch Project had cast a spell on me. I couldn't wait to see it. Then I did. With each passing minute I kept waiting to feel scared, but it never happened. I liked the idea of the actors filming the movie, and the dialogue was fresh as it was unscripted. I was even one of the people who actually thought this stuff happened and that some of the footage was actually from the missing students. Even with that mentality, I was not frightened. I was using my imagination at full throttle, and the movie just left me empty. I guess the ending was good for one reason: it was consistent with the rest of the movie. I kept saying to myself, "Something good is going to happen now....." right up to the ending. After seeing the ending, nothing good happened. I give it an 10/10 for marketing, 6/10 for the concept, but only 2/10 for the film itself. One last thing...I read a Hollywood review saying that this movie is the scariest since The Exorcist...there is no way that statement is true.