If I had to describe this film in one word it would be:

Rating: 1/10 (1 August 2004)

Horrible. This film was absolutely horrible. While I do think it had an interesting premise and a fairly interesting twist at the end, those two things alone are by far, not enough to redeem this horrible film.
I was so excited to go and see this movie. I thought it was going to be scary and I love scary movies. Boy was I misguided. I don't know which was worse, Adrien Brody's acting, or the dialogue.
How did Adrien Brody get an Oscar? His depiction of a disabled person was incredibly offensive. Could he not have at least observed a disable person before he tried to depict one? I know many disabled people and none of them act like that. It was just incredibly awful. Horrible.
The dialogue was awful. It was so boring, I couldn't stand it. Why must thou be so boring!
In addition to those two things, I thought the world Night created was horrible. Night has done an exceptional job in the past of creating a world that we, the audience, believe in. This world was not believable. The first time I saw a "monster", I had to keep myself from laughing hysterically. The dialogue and acting certainly did not help in giving his world any credibility.
Joaquin and Bryce both did an excellent job. They are both very talented and I hope that their future holds much better roles for both of them.
Moral of the story: Save your money by not going to this horrible movie.