Nice Try

Rating: Null/10 (13 January 2005)

I watched this movie last night with a heavy heart;I expected it to be the usual 21st century orgy of terrible CGI effects and ham acting.Surprisingly,it wasn"t.It tries desperately to be "The Haunting" {1963} but maybe I am too cynical about movies to give it any of the credit due to THAT masterpiece.Nor do I like Nicole Kidman;she screams so often throughout the movie that you want to either slap her face or hit the "mute" button! She tries though,but the two kids are far better in their roles than Nic.The story is a mix of The Haunting and The Sixth Sense and unfortunately is pretty predictable,just as TSS was,but at least its not dumb and you get a certain satisfaction from predicting the ending-a sort of "I told you so"!Nice to see the great Eric Sykes on screen,albeit in a minor role.My view? See it on TV,rent it {cheap} but don"t buy it.