Scanialara
You won't be disappointed!
Platicsco
Good story, Not enough for a whole film
Kimball
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
coffeegato
Really, really bad. I will watch a movie to the end if there is at least one redeeming characteristic; like acting, costumes, etc. Unfortunately, there isn't even one thing to focus on in this film in my opinion.
The acting was so bad I started to fast forward to see if there was something interesting on the horizon, like better actors, a tangible story line, just anything! But every time I stopped and watched a little more, I just kept asking myself what the heck is this?
The characters are all unlikable, nothing really happens, everything is dark and dirty, and there is really no point to anything as far as I could tell.
I guess it is just about a dysfunctional family who gets scared by unkown people for an unknown reason. Maybe this could be interesting with the right actors and atmosphere, but everything was too inaccessible to me, even though I spent summers on my own grandparents' farms in the 70's and remember being freaked out by various things they allude to here (old toys, vast open fields we weren't supposed to wander in, etc.). The film is just boring, poorly acted, and not coherent or atmospheric enough to work.
Targe
This movie was scaring the crap out of me for the first 3/4 of the movie. Think Children of the Corn with the most creepy building atmospheric music you have ever heard, until you are cringing on the edge of the couch KNOWING you will have nightmares....And then it's all crap.The movie has no monsters in it. No aliens in the corn, like Signs. No Children of the Corn psycho devil kids. There's maybe a hint of a loose gang of hippie chick Manson groupie wanna-bes.The most that's done is windows are broken.I was expecting a major climax, and no, no such thing. Instead, the maybe-psycho hangs himself, after throwing some rocks through windows. That's it, roll credits.Cloris is adorable and easily the best character. Think Malcolm in the Middle Grandma with a wicked nasty biker mouth on her. HILARIOUS!!! That's the only point, plus the creepy music, to bother watching, which I did on Netflix.
Kung_Fu_VooDoo
A movie like no other....Something mundane happens to somebody platitudinous. It goes on for a bit, then it stops. You'll yawn. You'll blink. You'll wonder what Redbox did with your $1.28. The complete and total absence of action is over shadowed only by the loosely grouped events that struggle to make up a plot. The best thing that can be said for this movie is that the Director and Producers of "The English Patient" rejoiced and threw a party when it was learned their movie was no longer the single most boring piece of cinematic doldrums ever conceived. Perhaps the best review of this movie came from Leo Tolstoy, who upon viewing it said, "My God, does this EVER end?"
gavin6942
Tells the story of a young boy (Joshua Ormond) and his family who are terrorized by an unseen presence.I went into this with intense hesitation, thinking that Tara Reid would ruin just about anything she touched. But the creators were smart -- they put her in a supporting role, limiting her screen time while also using her "star power" to get the film attention. Cloris Leachman has a much bigger role and while I would hate to say she shines here (she dimly glitters), she gives an interesting performance and plays against type.The biggest problem with this film is how slow it is. The pacing is good, but the overall story drags, and the suspense borders on the tedious at times. Few of the suspenseful moments have payoffs, which only adds to the aggravation.The general concept -- putting a creepy hippie story against the backdrop of Charles Manson's parole possibilities -- is an interesting idea, and the inclusion of public domain movies in the background was well-played. Both "Carnival of Souls" and "Night of the Living Dead" paralleled their scenes nicely.Was this really based on a true story? I have no idea. But it works regardless.
