Terribly, terribly overrated

Rating: Null/10 (3 November 2001)

Maybe I've read and heard too much about this film before I finally got around to see it, because I have to say it really disappointed me. OK, so the actors were good and the film has an interesting premise, but I can honestly say I wasn't scared ONCE during the whole movie. On the contrary, I became more and more bored as the film progressed. By the end, I was glad I never wasted ticket money to see this in the cinema, but waited until it came on cable.
Here are a few of the reasons why I dislike the movie (WARNING - POSSIBLE SPOILERS):

All the "scary" parts take place in complete darkness, where you are unable to see anything at all. It's confusing and irritating.

You never see what stalks the three main characters in the woods - you only hear what I guess is supposed to be scary sounds in the background (but it sounds more like someone raking the lawn...)

No music whatsoever (to create a more scary ambiance).

This terribly overrated movie was a great disappointment to me. Maybe I don't scare easily, but this movie certainly could have made more of an effort to at least try to scare me...
Rated on a dice (from 1 to 6) I give this movie a 2.