Schizo directing-what were they trying to do here?

Rating: 3/10 (15 August 1999)

The problem I, and everybody else in my party, had with this film, was its' apparent inability to decide what exactly it was trying to do. Was this a psychological thriller? Was this a ghost story? Was this a horror film? A scene that featured a young teen with the back of his head blown off as he turns away from the camera seemed to suggest this was a horror/ghost story type of film, but the script verged on more thoughtfullness than that. Pensive performances punctuated this schizo feeling. The film had dangling story lines throughout - but we all admitted, the twist at the end of the movie salvaged it. We saw a sneak preview, and the audience, too, seemed to agree with us. Some fool brought their 7 year old child to the screening, and the kid, seemingly bored out of his mind, started tossing his hat up into the air. Somebody hollared out, "If your bored, why don't you leave?" Uh, nobody said he was bored, but it was a good supposition.