This is How Movies Should Be Made

A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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.

It was very well done, mood, camera works, acting and especially the music.However, it was the same old story of spirits wanting for the truth to be told. Why couldn't have this been just about the psychological effects of a traumatized child who was suppressing her memories and the truth. And then later in life as she was stronger and able to face it was remembering what really happened.why bring the supernatural into such a beautifully shot movie with an excellent music score and this scary mood they were able to create even without the introduction of ghosts. This movie was scary enough without the spirits and ghosts they later got involved into the movie. All the supernatural could have been her dreams or subconscious trying to help her remember and face the truth and see who the monster in real life was.Any ways, I enjoyed it and give it 5 out of 10 only for all the hard work in everything they did except for the actual story. Movie makers, sometimes a simple story is a better story. 5 out of 10 for me is a very watchable movie i am stingy at scoring levels.I recommend this movie to drama watchers, art lovers and ghost/spirit story lovers. Horror fans stay away and their wasn't much mystery as I had already guessed what happened half way in the movie.

Deserved a much better lead actress, for example. Abbie Cornish is totally apathetic, disinterested at acting, sometimes delivering out-of- place loud responses that comes from nowhere and most of the time keeping a vacant look that says nothing and feels nothing. The costumes she wear are a horrible hillbilly attempt at "country" fashion; the script deserved better sequences (there is no justification for her to stay at the hospital for so long, for example, for from day one she shows no injuries whatsoever...) and so on.... Not worth viewing.

I don't understand the bad reviews. The one that first came up said the movie was slow and boring. It is for only about 10-15 minutes, but then the story picks up and it is a very good story. The eeriness is a key element of this movie and it is a true mystery. We all enjoyed it very much and would highly recommend it if you enjoy psychological thrillers.

Barring that it will be this film. It's that slow. I guess everyone went to the same film school where they teach you the one style for everything. Pioneered by the series 'The Killing' where nothing happens there's no plot nothing ever reveals anything. Even one of the characters in this movie whines 'this is boring'. And boring it is. I think the writer director was aiming for a pilot and couldn't sell it so he made a movie of sorts that captures the utter nothingness. There's no suspense, no tension, no forward arc. And let's face facts; Abbie Cornish is the pot man's Charlise Theron while anything with Justin Long in it is a waste of time. BTW Saab is supposed to be a safe car. They don't rollover 9 times and without the airbags deploying. Just watch you'll see.