What Suspense and Horror should be

Rating: 9/10 (1 April 2008)

When I first watched the film I was incapable of sitting and watching the whole thing the beginning had scared me so bad. A couple months had gone by and hearing everyone continue to talk about how good the movie was, I decided to give it another shot. I now own the movie, once I was able to get past the parts that terrified me, I was able to observe the film for what it was and the elements used in the film that made the scary parts of the film truly scary.
The outline of the story surrounds the "urban legend" if you will, of a tape that was made that if you watch it, exactly seven days later you die. Naomi Watts plays a news reporter looking into this story after a group of teens all die at the same night and time after visiting Shelter Mountain a week earlier. She does her investigating and uncovers more and more about "The Tape" and realizes that is more to it than she originally thought.
A well paced movie, with great acting, good tension build-ups and good "Jump" moments. The music does a great bit of help in the film, without Hans Zimmer's quiet, creepy music, the film wouldn't have been anywhere near as dark without it. It helped carry the flow of the movie all the way to the climax where you might as well be chewing on the edge of the couch because of the thrill it gives with its twist ending.
Great horror film with no gore or blood which is how horror films should be made, highly recommended.