M. Night tries to blow our minds, and he blows, alright...

Rating: 1/10 (30 July 2004)

As one moviegoer next to me said, "I have never seen a movie drop so many stars in such a short time." For the first hour or so, this is a great movie; tense, touching, and magical. However... once we find out the first of many "twists," the viewer just feels stupid for ever having faith in the potential of such a story. It goes back and forth, not deciding on whether it wants to contend for our faith and affection or not, seemingly trying to figure out which direction to go in order to BLOW THE AUDIENCE'S MIND!!! That is this movie's problem; it loses its magic, because it addresses what appear to be every one of M. Night's whims, every twist that he considered, and ends up leaving an incredible void in the viewer's stomach.
I don't see what is "supernatural" about this movie, other than the fact that it supernaturally sucks.