Stop bashing this movie!

Rating: 10/10 (14 June 2008)

I don't get it - I watched this movie yesterday in a packed house with people who seemed to be enjoying themselves. They were scared, they jumped in their seats and they laughed at the many humorous moments. Everything seemed to work and I wasn't alone at the theater in having fun with this film. Mark Wahlberg and cast are totally believable innocents, so much so that you really care about their almost-naive characters.
It's definitely the most Hitchcock-like of Night's efforts to date ("The Birds" comes to mind). I must have missed his cameo though. Now I see these bad reviews all over the place, and I just don't get it.
I think people just need to let go of the expectation of a 'Sixth Sense'-style bombshell, chill and enjoy themselves. Like I did. Good flick!