A great modern horror film - Modern classic

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2003)

I kind of wish all the newer films could be as good as this one in their respective genres. The acting is excellently convincing. You cringe at Hopkin's menace no matter how times you've seen it. You can relish in Foster's terror and dread. There isn't a bad performance anywhere. Even the dead bodies are more than convincing. You'd swear you could even smell the death. This is one of those films that you'd swear you saw blood and guts all over the place - but you really didn't. One's imagination is able to fill the gaps quite nicely. I love it when a horror film does that. Other notable films producing the same effect in me are 'The Haunting' (the original) and 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (also the original). This film will still be good decades from now. An instant classic. A must-see! Not my favorite film - but pretty darn close.