Appalling

cobb_aja

Summary. Chap gets hypnotised, sees dead girl occasionally,

solves her murder.

Whether this film was written before or after The Sixth Sense, there

is no denying that it is truly terrible. The reasoning behind

situations and why they are set up is non-existent (why for example

does the dead girl insist on turning the light out on the wife in the

cellar? Cheap shocks - thats why). The dialogue is also terrible

(Was the cop only there to deliver the unbelievably poor line 'Same

thing, better flashlight' when explaining why the son can see the

dead girl all the time?). Also, why doesn't the girl give a better

command than 'dig'  on the cinema screen rather than allowing

him to waste his time (and ours) wrecking his garden? Probably

because this entire film is based upon a single, poorly thought

idea which is stretched to fill an unbearable amount of time. This

film neither entertains nor explores any original ground. Avoid.

score 2/10

cobb_aja 17 December 2002

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw0574097/