slow just doesn't describe it

Rating: 5/10 (22 May 2002)

With all of the hype, I was prepared for a truly great production. I was very mistaken. The Others features some excellent acting work, but the whole story drags so much that one truly does not care who or why. Turning the DVD off after thirty minutes would not deprive one of anything. Staying through to the end only proves that we had nothing to do last night.
The big secret was pretty obvious by thirty minutes in and the final resolution was an "OK, so what?" moment.
I know that the IMDB audience registers in a 8.1 I feel generous at 5.