A Complete Surprise

Rating: 9/10 (11 September 2006)

I took my teenage sons to see this, and they are merciless critics. They both cam out raving about how much they loved the film, as did I. Just a few thoughts:
1: If one looks at film as "cohesive art" this is perhaps the best film I have seen in a long time. It was a period piece, and used sound and lensing techniques more similar to 1950 than 2006. 2: The roles were cast to people who appeared human, not gods and goddesses. 3: I have read extensively about the reactions of crowds to spiritualists of the time. I believe the film caught this very well. 4: Whereas the makers of so many films seem to despise their audiences, this film was made with what I can only call respect and honor.
Absolutely the best piece of movie-making I have seen in all of 2006.