Light Night Shaymen

Rating: 4/10 (1 August 2009)

I watched this a couple of times.The first time as a move and the second to look for clues. The first time I watched it I had the following thoughts. Wahlbergs acting seemed "light" and breathless. the whole character lacked any depth, The female character was a bit starey and weird. The "Joey" subplot was wafer thin and extraneous. The young girl was emotional baggage and the emotional link to her "soon to be dead" parents very poorly described. The army guy? Didn't get him at all.Very poorly written and acted. Overall the characterisation in this film is very poor. No character is described to depth where you really care about anyone. Tagged the obvious shots with the power station in the background. If the idea was they are somehow to blame for nature's rebellion.this was a ham-fisted reference. What was the "Showhome sequence" all about? Was this some reference to the fake towns built in Nevada for nuclear testing in the 50's or an implication of natures rebellion against human encroachment? This felt a very shallow film. You tend to look for more with this director but I ended up falling int the kings new clothes territory. If this was intended to be a B movie as other's has suggested then that seems an excuse rather than a reason. The only reason i thought this film intriguing is that I thought there might be more,hidden image and intelligence like Sixth Sense. Unfortunately I was wrong.