Not a horror movie (possible spoiler)

Rating: Null/10 (30 July 2004)

The pressure on this director to come up with another blockbuster has unfortunately led the studio to hype the film as a thriller when in fact it's a sensitive, low-key allegory about the heartbreak of life in our times. I found the "surprise" incredibly sad and left the theatre with tears in my eyes. My only complaints are that the film should have been 90 minutes instead of two hours, and that it would have been more effective with a little less of the shock sound effects and eerie music. There's a scene on a porch in which the two young lovers declare their feelings for each other that is exquisitely written and performed. I hope the director breaks out of his thriller straight jacket and allows himself to produce something that reflects his obviously deep feelings about the pain of the human condition.