Much better than reviews say (spoilers)

Rating: 9/10 (30 July 2004)

The reviews I have seen here and other places are way too scathing. I don't know if people were just expecting too much and were disappointed when they didn't get it or what. But this movie had tons of twists, and there was subplot, there were multiple main plots, it was diverse and complicated but at the same time entertaining and easy to understand. It kept you guessing and on the edge of suspense and fright without actually showing you anything blatantly scary for the most part.
I'm usually really good at guessing the surprises of movies, and when my friends and I saw the movie we guessed some of it, but were really thrown off by other parts. No one really saw Lucius being stabbed, half of us guessed it was set in modern times, and maybe half of us guessed that the creatures werent real, but most of us were thrown off by the creature (Noah) in the forest that showed up when Ivy was walking. I think people that say "I guessed the whole thing, it was bad and it wasn't as scary as i expected" were just hyping themselves up too much, or they are full of crap. Stop being so critical and ENJOY a movie for once!