Horror turns to healing. . .

Rating: 9/10 (4 September 1999)

I had only heard good things about this film before I saw it but all of them were cryptic affirmations. Needless to say I went in "thinking" it was a good film. I was not disappointed. The cinematography was superb with it's cold autumn color palette. The child star was truly remarkable. Bruce Willis was refreshingly restrained. It never ceases to amaze me when he pulls subtley off so very well.
However, the thing that impressed me most was the positive ending to the whole thing. Instead of your usual tragi-violent or "sequel ready" horror film ending, you had a real healing kind of ending. this was the most refreshing aspect of the film. But with such a slow, methodical pacing it surprises me that it is such a hit with the action hungry American audiences. Definately worth the watch.