ian I enjoyed the film although Costner is far from my favourite actor. It kept me intrigued right up to the end. I won't say exactly how it ends but I've added a spoiler warning for disclosing that it ends in the native village.He walks slowly into the hut with the natives slowly parting before him stares at what is suddenly revealed and we learn the reason for all the signs that have gone before.Cynic that I am I really expected to see a basket containing the shrunken head of his wife. But that isn't what he sees, it ain't that sort of movie, I'm just that sort of guy!

buiger I disagree with Berardinelli on this one. This was not a bad movie, definitely above average. I am not a believer in religion, the supernatural or any of that mumbo-jumbo, not at all, but I nevertheless found this to be a rather well made, decently constructed movie, which was also quite entertaining. Yes, it had a lot of cliché's, but they where not as apparent as in other cases. Kevin Costner was very good in his role, very believable. This is his movie all the way, he takes up about 90% of the screen time, but he does it well. Good camera and decent sound too. Again, not a masterpiece by all means, but a decent movie to watch on a rainy evening, and if your expectations are not set too high, you may even like it.

Leofwine_draca Dragonfly aims to be a spooky, supernatural thriller in the same mould as THE SIXTH SENSE, WHITE NOISE and THE MOTHMAN PROPHECY, but the sad truth is that the film's structure can't retain the right atmosphere to last an entire running time. So what we have is a film that starts off pleasantly chilly but ends up as an ultimately routine and predictable storyline with the usual heartwarming Hollywood ending.Kevin Costner, who doesn't seem to have been around much since the the dual-disaster of WATERWORLD and THE POSTMAN, puts in a decent turn as Joe Darrow, a grieving doctor who becomes convinced that his dead wife is attempting to contact him from beyond the grave. It's a performance that gets gradually more frantic and desperate as the story progresses, with friends and colleagues disbelieving as they seem wont to do in these movies. The central character arc is fairly predictable in these kinds of films, but I thought that Costner did a good job with the material. He reminds you why he was once an A-list actor, even if ever so briefly.The scare scenes are fairly predictable and despite a few elements of fun with a talking parrot there's little here that hasn't been done before. Some good turns are elicited from the child actors in the cast and there are some familiar faces giving solid turns – Joe Morton, Ron Rifkin, Kathy Bates – so it's a real shame that this ends up as one of those films that seems to write itself into a corner, leading to a third act which goes for the safe and routine rather than the challenging. It had the potential to be so much more than just pleasantly spooky on occasion.

Federico Ambrosini I did not expect such a deep, concrete and technically sharp filmed film from Tom Shadyac, although I'm a great fan. Kevin Costner's interpretation of the character development of Dr. Joe is incredible. The suspense, thrill, drama and romance combination of genre Keeps the viewer at the edge of the seat, although there are a few scenes not needed but do not affect the film as a whole. The camera work as well as the lighting and score of the film, helps the viewer submerge into the emotions of the film really easy, and creates a roller coaster of emotions with an extraordinary ending. The theme of the film is very interesting and leaves thoughts in one's mind. Over all the film was enjoyable and recommendable.