sorendanni Despite the roots of the original, this remake is not the typical american remake of a Japanees paranormal horror movie, but more like 'grown up paranormal thriller' (a sort of thriller we saw a lot during this decade, that just like the true Japanees remakes, I consider to be essential for the evolution that would become the modern horror movie of today) . It does not mean in anyway that I did not enjoy this one. En contraire. I just changed my chips and coke for some red wine and french cheese and let this dark waterfall come over me.Though no true scary movie, in a dark room with a large tv screen and a surround system, this one quickly got a hold on me. It was actually starting to become equal as frightening as sad towards the end. The morbid atmosphere of this movie is the sort you often find in scandinavian crime thrillers. Everything is dark: the setting, the lightening, the clothes of the characters and ofcourse the whole story itself. It could had been a stephen king novel, the sort he wrote during his high days in the late 70s. I guess this is because of subplot becoming one with the main plot as the movie goes along.I wont give you any spoilers, but I can tell you 3 more things: 1) Jennifer Connelly was at her best in this move, if you like her you need to have this one. 2) I am usaually satisfied with any horror or thriller movie having a rating on this site more then 5/10, but in this cas it is a hunge underestimation. I have watched many many movies with higher ratings being not so good as this one. 3) This is not to move to watch with your mates with popcorn. Watch it alone or with two of you, in the dark, with the volume up and let this one go straight to your heart. This is a movie you will remember.

Sjalka Rjadottir Where to start ...the mother: She is incompetent, selfish and irrational. She does not accept proper help and keeps making bad decisions.the location: Anyone pays for such a run down apartment? I would assume that even a homeless person would think twice about staying a night there before deciding that it is actually nicer and cleaner under a nearby bridge.the daughter: She knows one expression: doe-eyed oblivious. Oh and she seems to have the behaviour of a stray cat - clearly there is no connection to any parental figurethe story: Choke full of loopholes and inconsistencies. In other words - an episode of the Tele Tubbies makes more sense.the visuals: One of those movies that seems to assume that "just because there is a lightsource in a room - does not mean that it should cast any light" - the filter is so dark that everything is kept in a mossy, humid state of decay. Of course that is kind of what it was going for - i think - but am i to belief that the characters live in a place where - despite having turned on the light - it is darker than the ship in "Alien".conclusion: this is a predictable story with TERRIBLE characters. The whole movie plays way too much on trotten down stereotypes and shows all of them in the WORST way possible. A bad movie that is a waste of time.

buiger I tend to agree much more with Berardinelli than Ebert on this one. This was not a masterpiece, just an average, decently done horror flick. I agree Jennifer Connelly is very good in her role, and so is the little girl playing the daughter. Also the cinematography is quite good, the gloomy atmosphere can almost be felt while watching the movie.The main problem however is the story. It is way over the top, in my opinion it doesn't hold water, the ghost part is totally unbelievable to me. Why don't they stick to real things, there are more than enough vary scary things in real life. Why always go for the supernatural? It is probably only me, but I was rather disappointed. This movie could have been much better.

Filmman1900 This was one if the best drama/horror movies in some time. Jennifer Connelly proves she is seriously a great actress. You really get involved with this film, I loved the cast and locations worked a charm. Tim Roth was great as usual but I think the young actress was superb too. This surprised me how low the rating was it shows how stupid the audience can be for not seeing the big picture with this movie.There were enough scares but it was more of a mind thinking film as opposed to cheap scares and gore.The tension was there the whole film and that was good to see. I think this deserves a lot more praise but the budget seems way to high for me could have been done for a lot less.Still a very good film I highly recommend to see.