Unbelievably scary

Rating: 8/10 (13 March 2004)

This is one of the scariest films I've ever seen; what's great about it is how it doesn't rely on excessive amounts of gore or cheap thrills to scare you. There's barely any blood or violence in the movie at all, and it's still more scary than most violent horror movies. I love how the horror is all atmospheric; it keeps building up to something worse, instead of just hitting you with constant scenes of violence. This is a perfect movie to put on, if you're sitting alone a dark night, in need of a good scare. Nearly anyone will find it scary. The plot is interesting, and keeps developing constantly, so you never get tired of it. The acting is top-notch, by pretty much every single actor involved, major & minor character alike. The characters are believable, and their actions understandable. The movie has an excellent mystery, that leaves a lot of open ends to the audience to figure out for themselves; unfortunately, there may be too many open ends... I've seen it three times, and I still can't make sense of everything that happens in the movie. That's the only complaint, though. Other than that, it's nearly perfect. It's definitely one of the scariest movies ever, especially if you're into atmospheric horror. I'd recommend this to any fan of atmospheric horror movies; this is one of those movies you have to watch, if you're into atmosphere in a horror movie. 8/10