I got mauled.....

Rating: 7/10 (8 February 2009)

I am not much of a horror/mystery fan. I decided to watch this movie just because the title Guillermo Del Torro is associated with it. And boy was I in for a treat! The story is that of a lady who returns to the orphanage where she was raised with her family. And starting from there, things start getting mysterious. Her son starts talking to invisible characters and an old woman appears who tries to sabotage their new home. And then one day, the lady's son goes missing. The thrill begins after that. The movie entirely maintains a good tempo throughout and it kept me involved throughout both thrill-wise and think-tank-wise. I don't remember myself sweating more profusely than while I watched this film. While the story moves along the same cliché path of every horror movie but the motive was not to provide thrills for the sake of thrills. The thrills were part of the narration. Thats what I liked about this movie. All in all...I won't say that this movie made me a fan of the genre...but I am impressed....