Had To Close My Eyes

Rating: 7/10 (15 February 2020)

This is one of my favorite horror movies, not because I enjoy watching it back over and over, but because of how much I enjoyed it when I saw it in the theater. It was so freaky, I had to close my eyes at one point. I think Gore Verbinski is a really good director, and I wish he did more like this. Watching it back again recently, I realized the story doesn't really hold up. It's mostly the atmosphere and the scares that work. As horror movies go, it was one of the most effective I've seen.