Needed Help

Rating: 5/10 (22 November 2008)

I went to this film with an open mind. However, I found the movie sorely lacking. The script was terrible, the lines in first 45 minutes of the movie seemed to hint at something dark and ominous; each was line said as if it had a deep and terrible meaning. Unfortunately, for those movie watchers who had not read the book (or even in truth, for some who had) this was more than a little frustrating and confusing as more and more ominous lines came hurling at the audience with no explanation. A little foreshadowing is perfect for this story, but it was carried to the point of sheer annoyance. Other meaningful dialogue between characters was delivered flatly, utterly lacking in emotion and unimportant to the audience as it was interaction between a main character and someone who the audience didn't care about. However, the movie did have some good qualities. It was filled with artful filming and good songs by popular artists, most notably Muse and Linkin Park. Nevertheless, the movie left me feeling like I had just watched Romeo and Juliet with vampires, infused strongly with some soap opera melodramatics.