Scary but stomach-churning

Rating: Null/10 (16 August 1999)

Yes, this movie is VERY scary. I don't frighten easily, but this movie bothered me unlike any film since "Halloween". It manages to spook you with no gore, violence or things jumping out at you. It just uses darkness and other things (I don't want to give anything away). The acting is realistic and the dialogue sounds realistic (hard to believe it was all improvised). However, there's one HUGE problem with the film. It's the jerky hand-held camera work. By the end of the film, I was on the verge of throwing up! Imagine being on a rocking ship for an hour and a half straight...not a pleasant sensation. The camera work does work for the film, but it's just very difficult to sit through without getting severe stomach cramps. Well worth seeing (the final sequence can give you nightmares) but see it on an EMPTY stomach!