a very mediocre movie cleverly disguised as a very good movie..

Rating: 5/10 (24 March 2000)

Perhaps knowing how the movie ended (or at least one of the main points of it) took something away from the experience. Perhaps looking for all the details that I was told I would have to see the movie a second time to catch prevented me from enjoying it. Or perhaps, just perhaps, there really wasn't as much that was special, different, or outstanding in this movie to validify all the acclaim it has garnered. It was boring in places, overly drawn out throughout, and had no outstanding performances by any of the actors. There were many, MANY plot holes that were simply left to fester, and the end was a little to reminiscent of 'Ghost' for my taste. Not a bad movie, but no better than 'Stir of Echoes,' to be sure.