this one was hard to sit through.

Rating: 1/10 (14 August 2001)

horrible, unintelligent retelling of the horror formula utilized by the haunting, sixth sense, and the shining. the score is so incredibly cliched that i caught myself laughing at several points. the performances aren't very good by anyone, sadly, i think the best were the two kids. the screenplay made the "twist" ending so undeniably evident after twenty minutes that i really found myself questioning why they continued to even build on it. i think its amazing how many times the same story can be rewritten and still have people buy it. the only reason probable is the low standards we've adopted in recent years. these really are sad times for the cinema.