a fine line

Rating: Null/10 (11 December 1999)

Nigel of Spinal Tap said it best: "there's a fine line between stupid and clever." For me, this sums up the reactions to Blair Witch that I have surveyed. Myself, I go back and forth. On one hand, the criticisms I hear of the film make sense. On the other hand, the ending rocked my world. I think it requires more suspension of disbelief than most modern movie goer's are capable of. There's no music playing in the background in real life, but we must have it in a movie. If you allow yourself to get into the perspective the film demands of you, it can be chilling when you really think about what's going on around you. But if you are viewing this as a complete outsider, it will appear stupid and trite.