One of the most Contrived Films I've ever seen.

Rating: 1/10 (8 December 2004)

Other than one or two half-hearted performances, nothing about this film worked. It was utterly predictable (who didn't see that end coming a good hour or more before it arrived???), lacking the surprise twist of even one of the lesser "Twilight Zone" episodes. The dialogue was as hokey as I've ever seen in a film in the past five years. The "scary" scenes lacked any genuine suspense or sense of dread. Did you get a load of those monsters? Goodness, they made the Tree Monster in "From Hell It Came" look downright frightening by comparison. Adrien Brody, one of the greatest living actors, was utterly wasted as an unbelievable mentally challenged character. Poor Bryce Dallas Howard--who I'm sure is an outstanding actress if given a decent role--was as flat here as a bottle of Sprite that has been open for five days. Good old William Hurt was so over the top he was almost unbearable! All in all, this dull turkey has little going for it. Too bad, because "Sixth Sense" was such a gripping and emotional film.