This isn't what you'd expect from the trailer.

Rating: 7/10 (17 June 2008)

I would like to start of by saying that this movie didn't live up to the expectations that I had for it from the buildup the last few months of waiting. I WAS looking for an all-out thriller that would scare the crap out of me throughout the entire movie. I left the theater having been entertained, but confused about how I felt.
I thought about it for a while and decided that it just wasn't what I was expecting. This doesn't mean I didn't like it, doesn't mean it was better than what I was hoping for, just different. I think I want to blame this on the trailers being developed for movies these days. Lately it seems too much is being done with trailers. Anyone else agree? "Twists" are given away in thrillers, all the funny parts are shown for comedies, and sometimes movies are advertised as something they just aren't.
Shortly after leaving the theater I decided that this movie is more like a parody than a thriller. The performances were obviously cheesy. They were great, in quite a not-so-subtle way. The thing that further impresses me is that the scary parts were truly intense and the funny parts were honestly funny. Everyone else in my packed theater seemed to think things were funny as well, as I heard them laugh. I suppose they think that the performances and humor were accidental and this is maybe a reason for their hatred of this movie. I also think it is because of the let downs everyone had for the buildup of the trailer.
If you go to this movie expecting an all-out thriller, you probably will be upset. If you go expecting an M. Night Shamyalan "Sixth Sense" you're going to for sure be let down. Go to have fun. Go to be scared. Go to watch a parody of disaster movies. You'll have a good time.