Silly Slickness

Rating: 4/10 (27 March 2005)

For those who rank this movie is "great" I have to wonder if they've ever seen a truly good mystery/supernatural movie in their lives before. The plot in this work is so uneven as to lose my attention all together. We are supposed to believe many things that simply don't make sense when you add them all up. Good mood piece-yes. Good plot-no. The acting was acceptable. The sets were good. The suspense, not bad. But a screenwriter has to do better than just "trick" you. If there's going to be a twist, or lots of twists, fine. But make sure that they make sense. So many movie makers believe that if they can merely put together a piece with lots of twists and turns so the viewer can be fouled, they have succeeded. But it takes more than that. A lot more. Where's Satyajit Ray when you need him?