Not as good as the book

Rating: 3/10 (6 June 2012)

After my wife and I saw this movie more than a bit disappointed and confused. A lot about the story didn't make sense. I decided to read the book... a really short read... The book was way better... the story was almost completely different. At the end I was left with goose bumps and probably would have had to sleep with the lights on. I have been reading ghost stories since I was a child in the 70's and this book ranked way up there for me. I don't know why Hollywood insists on rewriting stories for the screen as though they think they know better than the author did. I understand that sometimes a book can't be fit into 90 minutes but that would not have been the case here. Please... watch the movie, but then read the book. IMHO, you will not be disappointed.