It Was Okay

Rating: 7/10 (4 November 2002)

I've read a lot of reviews for this movie, most of them either loving it or hating it. I find myself in a position of liking it but not being overwhelmed by it.
I won't go on about the storyline specifics. I thought that the story was very interesting, held a lot of great detail for the backstory and I didn't find myself wanting for additional detail. I think the movie sewed itself up very nicely and that nothing else was required.
The acting was acceptable, it didn't particularly stand out.
The actual film itself was not terribly frightening. The scariest parts were when my wife dug her nails in to my arm (she's easier to frighten than I am, apparently). Probably the creepiest part for me in the whole film was when Samara actually came out of the television screen to kill Noah. That was extremely cool. Other then that, it was wanting for any real chills or thrills. I spent most of the film calmly sipping my soda.
I will say that it was better than I expected but not as good as I could have hoped. Still, my expectations for horror films have been at at an all time low for the last couple of years so that's not saying much.
Overall, I give it a 7/10. I encourage you to see it, enjoy it for what it is but don't expect it to scare the pants off you.