Promo says "nothing can prepare you for this" ..but a pillow!

Rating: 1/10 (1 August 2004)

This is more of M. Knight's idea of what scares us. I think the only thing that scares me about his films are the fact that he is not scary nor remotely compelling. I think his treatment of this genre is suspect. M. views giving me a movie paced on a snail's back, intermittently interspersed with a flash of movement, to be the driving force of fear. Well, he should not confuse reaction with action. I feel that, his attempt to hide and move in the corners of our eyes to be a tired cliché at this point. M...I get it, slow then flash ...oooooh, I'm so scared. I feel his talent is over rated. As a crafter of suspense, I perceive him to be elevated by a public in search of the next Hitchok...this ain't him. This trite submission, made me want to join the things in the woods, to break the back of this convoluted "Amishesque" pacing. Try a new trick MKS, you are not scary, just a pretender to the throne! Booooooooooo! But with that said, the one saving grace of this empty monster suit, was and outstanding acting performance by Brice Dallas Howard. I loved her and wait for next screen present!