Scariest I've seen in a long time...

Rating: 9/10 (8 May 2002)

I had only read a few reviews of this film before I saw it. I had heard that it took place during WWII (more or less) and that there were something about children with a weird illness and that it was horror (more or less).
So I went to the cinema and I saw a film that frightened me... And it was good. (Scary Movie frightened me too but that was mostly because it was horrible... In the meaning that it was a bad film [ot]) After seeing it I felt hypnotized, there was something about this film that made it "magic". The lightning and sounds were superb (even in the low-class cinema we have where I live) and there were no blood... only a "scare of the dark/light" (much like Blair Witch Project.. which had a similar way of scaring... you saw nothing but imagined a lot).
Also the ending was quite good, I found myself wondering how they would end this without it feeling too "over" (Like I felt in Ninth Gate and Thirteen Ghosts). I must say it turned out well, thinking about how hard it is to make a satisfying ending.
And just to mention if you see this film I strongly suggest that you don't watch trailers before (or atleast not think about it) you go see it. I downloaded the trailer after seeing this film (to "steal" screenshots for my homepage's review) and I felt that the trailer revealed too much... But do as you please, I can't stop you...