Excellent, a Must See

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

A majestic rainstorm illuminates the city backdrop throughout much of this Australian supernatural horror. A downpour can add so much atmosphere and unease to scenes if handled effectively - and here, Director (and Writer) Michael Petroni uses it very well indeed.Sam Neill is an actor who has quietly built up a massive body of work. He is always solid, reliable and a powerful presence onscreen. Casually sophisticated and authoritative, he is typically fine here, playing Duncan Stewart, sceptical of the sinister possibilities that are unfolding. Neill's in good company - Adrien Brody is excellent as tortured Psychologist Peter Bower, who happens upon young Elizabeth, a patient who holds secrets of her own.This unleashes a whole series of sightings, glimpses, jump scares and apparitions. And yet the overall effect is more of a slowly unfolding mystery than a 'straightforward' horror (if there is such a thing), elevated by the performances from the universally excellent cast and rich production values. The film doesn't quite live up to the moody success of its early scenes, but it keeps things simmering nicely.The finale and climax either work or they don't, depending on your point of view. After such a carefully built-up - and occasionally ponderous - storyline, the last moments step up a couple of gears to provide what I thought was a pretty satisfying endgame, even if the 'twist' at the end is fairly routine.

This was a really interesting 90 minutes. A few plot problems but it grabbed my attention right away trying to figure out what was going on.A little slow moving but fun, with a few scares and a lot of twists.I don't really understand the bad reviews, and people trying to figure out and disagree with the motives of ghosts.So, it's a mystery with a little bit of horror sprinkled in. I know some of the scares were old hat but I liked them anyway.I don't see why everyone is raving about the acting of Adrien Brody. It wasn't that great I think any decent actor could have pulled it off. Didn't matter, it was the story that was good. I did really love the small part of Sam Neil though! Who throws in one of the first interesting twists.Possible spoiler: everyone is comparing this to other movies, but the one I think it's most like is "Stir of Echoes" with Kevin Bacon.Overall: if you don't like slow movers, you might not like it, but I thought it was great. Just hang in there for a while it gets better and better until the very end.

not because of Brody's performance (of course, he's always brilliant). Flashback-first unknown images overfilled the first fourthyfive or fifty minutes. And I think that remains deeper when you ended watching the film, deeper than the ending itself. I don't know if this people needed to extend the movie over 90 minutes (if you pay attention at the opening and final credits, you'll see that they're waaaay too slow -the opening music helps a lot). Brody, as told, is awesome and, as someone already said: he's maybe too much an actor for the character and made us feel he's kinda doing it with no effort. The other main carachters: even they seem to be very important and felt off the scene or they appear from nowhere and catch all the attention (i'm sorry for spoiling). Can't judge them. Writer/Director: I guess time was chasing you and you couldn't take a few more months to end it up over a 6/10

A small psychological thriller, produced and shot in Australia.A psychologist is haunted by hallucinations and his past. I don't want to say more as not to spoil the movie.Adrien Brody does his best with the material he's given and the movie isn't bad, but it's definitely lacking. It's very slow, the plot isn't strong enough and the ending isn't great. Also, you'll have to suspend your disbelief in order to accept some of the elements.Many elements reminded me of the movie THE MACHINIST, but obviously this one isn't nearly as good.Still, if you're in the mood for a slow psychological thriller, you might enjoy it.