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Dream House (LQ) Movie
Genres are ThrillerDramaMyst Produced in 2011, USA
Actors |
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| Naomi Watts | |
| Elias Koteas | |
| Marton Csokas | |
| David Huband | |
| Daniel Craig | |
| Rachel Weisz | |
| Gregory Smith | |
Director | IMDB Rating |
| Jim Sheridan |
5.7
out of 10 (8752 votes)
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Year | 2011 |
Available Quality | DivX |
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720x304 | 1226 MiB |
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Storyline
Plot Summary:
Some say that all houses have memories. For one man, his home is the place he would kill to forget. A family unknowingly moves into a home where several grisly murders were committed...only to find themselves the killers next target. Successful publisher Will Atenton (Craig) quit a job in New York City to relocate his wife, Libby (Weisz), and two girls to a quaint New England town. But as they settle into their new life, they discover their perfect home was the murder scene of a mother and her children. And the entire city believes it was at the hands of the husband who survived. When Will investigates the tragedy, his only lead comes from Ann Paterson (Watts), a neighbor who was close to the family that died. As Will and Ann piece together the disturbing puzzle, they discover that the story of the last man to leave Wills dream house will be just as horrifying to the one who came next.
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Boba_Fett1138
22 May 2012
Not entirely successful but still good enough.
Basically this is a movie with some good- and some bad points to it butoverall it still remains a watchable enough movie, that is not as badas some people try make you believe it is.It's definitely true that this feels and looks like a very typicalgenre movie. It starts off like a typical haunted house flick, like wehave seen oh so many of already. It's clichéd and formulaic but themovie still manages to throw in a couple of twists to keep thingsinteresting and going.Not that all twists are great but some of them still work out well forthe movie. It's best to simply watch this movie without reading orseeing anything about it. Let the story surprise you, even thoughchanges are you will probably not going to like everything that thestory will be offering you.I feel that the movie would had been better off if it simply went forone clear approach. It now instead is a bit of everything; a hauntedhouse movie, a mystery, a thriller. The movie keeps switching styles abit too often.Problem with the movie is that it's also being a bit of a slow andboring one at first. Luckily the movie starts to pick up some pacelater on but this of course doesn't make the first half of the movieany better to watch.Of course the movie gets also uplifted by its cast. It was greatwatching Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz but Naomi Watts is a bit wasted.Her role is too small to really make an impact, even while hercharacter still seemed to be an important one for its story.Not great and really nothing too special but also nothing horribleeither!6/10 http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/
changmoh
21 May 2012
This Sheridan Thriller is for the Thinking Viewer
Editor and author Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) quits a high power job inManhattan to relocate with his wife, Libby (Rachel Weisz), and twogirls to a quaint New England town. However, as they settle into theirnew life, they discover that their house was the murder scene of amother and her two children. Will tries to befriend his neighbour AnnPatterson (Naomi Watts) and find out from her what happened but she isnot too eager to talk.Meanwhile, Will's younger daughter starts seeing someone lurkingoutside the window at night. As Will pieces together the hauntingpuzzle, he must find out who murdered the family in his dream housebefore the culprit returns to kill again."Dream House" is not a suspense thriller that will jolt you with suddenloud music and cheap scares. Instead, it plays games with your mind,keeping you guessing about what's happening and making you sort out theplot yourself. Now, if you like your thrillers done this way, then gofor it. If not, this one is going to be a nightmare...Director Jim Sheridan's plot build-up is almost by-the-book and hemakes no apology for it. The opening scenes show Will as a devotedfather and loving husband. At first, his daughter's visions of ashadowy figure are dismissed quietly, but when Will gets physicalevidence of someone lurking around, our curiosity heightens. Sheridan,who gave us "My Left Foot" and "In The Name of The Father", is notdelivering this thriller to his audience in a platter. He just dishesout the cards and lets his audience sort them out - at least until theclosing sequences.At first, it feels rather weird to see beefcake Craig as a domesticatedguy. However, there is a good chemistry between he and Weisz who alsolends a loving and tender touch to the proceedings. The kids, played byClaire and Taylor Geare, are also convincing and adorable. It wouldhave been great to see more of Naomi Watts but her role is ratherlimited - and she acquits herself professionally. Fans of Rachel G.Fox, the Scarvo girl in TV's Desperate Housewives, will find her in acameo as Ann's daughter Chloe. All in all, a thriller for the thinkingviewer.
kimbg-935-647578
21 May 2012
What a waste of a good cast
The movie is almost unbearable to watch the first hour of it. It wasthat boring. Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz's characters are to loveydovey to be a realistic couple though I understand they met and fell inlove while making this firm. Sadly most couples together for years and2 kids are not giddy like these 2. The movie is not scary and slowlystaggers on. You then meet Naomi Watts character and a lacklusterscript and her unnecessary character really make this film a hugedisappointment. I've seen all 3 of these actors in good films andunfortunately these 3 got together and made a very bad film. The last15 minutes of the film does close some loopholes and brought my finalrating from from a 4 to a 5 but overall, it's a very disappointingmovie.
rainin66
20 May 2012
Absolutely horrible
Don't go to this movie expecting to see a horror film or apsychological thriller. It is neither. The trailers for this film makeit out to seem something that it is not.Daniel Craig is an amazing actor, Elias Koteas is very good, NaomiWatts, and Rachael Weiss are good also. So the previews get you excitedto watch a great movie with a great cast. But alas.The storyline is pathetic and predictable. I mean VERY predictable. Idon't go into a movie trying to predict things because I like to besurprised, but I was easily able to figure EVERYTHING out way beforethe end of the film. It was slow, doesn't challenge the mind at all,and nothing about it was scary. You couldn't pay me five bucks to sitthrough this trash again. A current 5.7 rating is waaaaay too generous.I'll be ranking it to bump this baby down a bit on the scale...Save your money.
japonaliya
19 May 2012
This movie was never made!
The poster catch phrase says it all: "Once upon a time there were twolittle girls that live in a house"SPOILERS!!!!!Other than the fact that they were dead (along with their mother) thechildren had very little to do with the story/plot other than to lookcute. They were killed, they may have been ghosts, or hallucinations,but the plot didn't concern them at all. I really love the evil kid,child ghost genre, and the trailer and the poster seems to say that thechildren were the focus of the plot...NOT!!Even the two little girl ghosts in the Shining left more of animpression on me after 30 plus years...and those ghost girls were onlyon the screen for a minute or two at most!The film, as some have said, had potential, but this is one of thosemovies that should have been a Lifetime Channel program that you couldafter about 40 minutes, switch to a rerun episode of Seinfeld!!!I gave 5 stars because I did see it all the way through to theend...BIG MISTAKE!I watched the CAM torrent and I still want my money back!!!
bobbybits
18 May 2012
Enjoyable
I enjoyed this film it is great to see the married couple work so welltogether on screen and provided such chemistry within their roles.Although sadly this movie however was very predictable, rather thenkeep you guessing it gave away its clues early. It was not a horror asthere was no real scares, nor a suspense as it didn't really want tomake you guess rather it gave away the story to you. It made a goodthriller though. I have never read the book so I cannot comment on theobvious differences. Although this film has a great feeling throughoutit and was enjoyable to watch.6.5 out of 10
Claudio Carvalho
18 May 2012
Good Mystery that Deserved a Better Screenplay
In New York, the successful editor Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) quitshis job in the GPH Publishers to move to the suburb New Ashford anddedicate more time to his beloved wife Libby (Rachel Weisz) and hisdaughters Trish (Taylor Geare) and DeeDee (Claire Geare) and to startwriting a novel.The family is frightened by a stranger watching them through the windowand Will decides to investigate and finds teenagers in a satanic cultin his basement. Sooner he discovers that the family man Peter Wardkilled his wife and his two daughters in that house five years ago.Will goes to the police but the officers do not give attention to him.He also learns that Peter Ward spent five years in the GreenhavenPsychiatric Hospital but was recently discharged. Will tries to get more information about the murder with his neighboron the other side of the street, the divorced Ann Patterson (NaomiWatts), but she refuses to give any information to him. Will decides togo to Greenhaven to get information about Peter Ward and he discloses adark secret about the former intern that will affect his life in hisdream house. "Dream House" is a good mystery that deserved a better screenplay. Thestory has a great potential and a surprising plot point but does notdevelop well important characters and situations after the revelationof the mystery. Usually this type of twist happens in the end, like in"The Others", or "Ghost", or "Identity", or "The Sixty Sense". In"Dream House', the mystery is disclosed too early and the last twist isvery weak and predictable. But anyway I liked this film.Daniel Craig is one of my favorite contemporary actors and Rachel Weiszis impressively gorgeous. Naomi Watts is effective, as usual, and therelationship of Ann with her husband deserved a better development. Myvote is seven.Title (Brazil): "A Casa dos Sonhos" ("The Dream House")Note: On 31 March 2012, I saw this film again on Blu-Ray.
thomasjwilliams
18 May 2012
Ho-Hum and Humdrum
More psychological thriller than horror, Dream House goes EXACTLY whereone would expect it to go and that keeps the film from earning any kindof praise whatsoever. More-and-more we hear about a film's trailergiving away too much of a plot and NEVER has it been more TRUE thanwith Dream House.The only surprising thing here is the decent cast the film put togetherfor such an unremarkable story. Daniel Craig (Casino Royale, The GoldenCompass) and Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener, About a Boy) move toa small New England town with their young girls only to discover thattheir "dream home" was actually the murder scene of the house'sprevious inhabitants. As Craig grows ever-more-curious about the case,he finds a neighbor who has quite a bit of knowledge on the subject --played by Naomi Watts (Mulholland Drive, King Kong). And ... the story"develops" from there.Dream House is rather humdrum and ho-hum and I am not going to wasteany more time writing about it. There really isn't any reason torecommend this one as all three stars have been better and there arebetter films out there that tread in similar subject matter (you canalso click to watch the trailer here on IMDb ... and you'll saveyourself an hour-and-a-half of your life!).The entire film was a let-down to me; but that this came from master,Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father, My Left Foot,The Boxer, In America) REALLY saddens me ...
Brent Trafton
14 May 2012
B-Picture with a Great Cast
I'm glad I read all the negative reviews of "Dream House" before I sawit because I went in with low expectations and I was able to enjoy thefilm. It is not a great film. It is not even very good but it is adecent diversion and I'm glad I saw it in the theater instead ofrenting it on DVD.The frustrating thing is that the film is so flawed and it could havebeen so much better. Jim Sheridan has made some acclaimed films butvisual style has never been his strong point and "Dream House" reallycould have used more visual style. Also, as much as I like DanielCraig, he is not very believable as a mentally disturbed man who may ormay not have killed his family. He's a good actor but he is too much ofa tough guy to be playing a victim here.The other big flaw is that they gave away a big plot twist in thetrailer and tried to market the film as a horror film instead of apsychological thriller. This is not a horror film and it shouldn't havebeen marketed as one. As for the twist, the one in the trailer happensabout halfway through the film. There is a second twist near the end.While it is somewhat predictable, I enjoyed all the same.The real reason to see this film is for the acting and all the actorsdid a fine job. Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz are excellent and I wishthey had given Naomi Watts and Elias Koteas more screen time.All in all, I found "Dream House" satisfying for a B-picture. If you goin with low expectations, you might find it enjoyable also.
del91
13 May 2012
Either the studio got in the way or the screenwriter must be really lucky to have all this talent working on a mediocre script
"Dream House" is marketed as a horror/thriller film. There are twothings wrong with this. Firstly, it is not a horror film, it is apsychological mystery drama/thriller. Some people will no doubt getturned off by this. Another thing is, a vital plot point was given awayin the trailer. This is unacceptable as it ruins the film for theunsuspecting audience.There's something that doesn't feel right about the film. Maybe itsbecause the screenplay is a pastiche of psycho thriller clichés anddoesn't go further than that. Maybe director Jim Sheridan lost himselfafter directing a string of great dramas that he decided to take abreak by lazily making this apparently by-the-numbers thriller, ormaybe producer James G. Robinson somehow tinkered with the final cut ofthe film - against Sheridan's wishes. Indeed, because the plot startsoff interestingly and subtly, before careening off the cliff of logicand common sense. Maybe it's because that vital plot point that Imentioned earlier was placed in the middle of the film instead of theend, thus losing much of its intended power.As much as I would like to complain about the film, it has its ups.Daniel Craig is great and really convincing in his role while RachelWeisz also gives out a good, solid supporting performance. Naomi Wattshad quite little screen time but she was okay. The rest of thesupporting cast are okay but by-the-numbers. The production value isgood and the cinematography by the great Caleb Deschanel is, as usual,very good. I liked some touches of the film, like when Craigcommunicates with his hallucination of his dead wife Weisz even afterboth of them know that she is a hallucination, you don't see that everyday.Overall, the film felt uneven and incomplete. I suspect executivetinkering, and hope that an extended edition or Sheridan's director'scut of the film will be released so that perhaps a better, longer andmore fleshed out version of the movie. As it stands now, its an averageHollywood thriller with great performances out of three A-list actorsand competent direction by an A-list director working their way arounda ludicrous script. Quite disappointed, but at least it was interestingto watch.Like I said, either the studio got in the way, or the screenwriter mustbe really lucky to have a cast and crew this talented working on hismediocre script.Overall rating: 58/100
cassandrafatgrl2
12 May 2012
dirty nails...Alfred would be so proud!!!!
I don't like horror movies. But I do like to think. I watched this filmfree off the internet. Someone filmed it on a cam. (sorry I'm broke)Theaudience in the theater talked the whole time and I also heard childrentalking who were bored.(um, why bring your children to a movie aboutdead children?) Then in the last 30 minutes or so someone was snoringreally loud. I suspect it was the person filming it. I know why theCraig's made this movie. It's just to bad that while they were filmingat a stoplight, someone carjacked them and drove them tocrazy-ending-ville. That is not their fault. See this film in a quiettheater, and pay attention, you will not be disappointed. Since it wasa cam, I could not read what was in that e-mail.But I did enjoy whatwas in the neighbors bathtub!!Today's audience would not likeHitchcock, or the Twilight Zone. Too bad for them.
hello-dean09
12 May 2012
It is not a bad movie.
Really really good acting!, Naomy Watts, Rachel Weisz very solid actingand Daniel Craig, the 007 in a totally different role with a quitebelievable acting. The story is not absolutely new but in some point isdifferent, you will see. I don't think they deserve so many critics,maybe some things could be better but in general is quite good, and canmakes you cry more than once. I can recommend it for a Monday nightmovie, and maybe not "the Sunday movie". I am not going to tell you "goand watch it" but I can tell you don't you believe all what you read.And please don't watch the trailer, Thanks... P.S: sorry for my English.
FlashCallahan
10 May 2012
I'd love a cup of tea please....
A family unknowingly moves into a home where several grisly murderswere committed...only to find themselves the killer's next target.Successful publisher Will Atenton quit a job in New York City torelocate his wife, Libby, and his two girls to a quaint New Englandtown.But as they settle into their new life, they discover their perfecthome was the murder scene of a mother and her children.And the entire city believes it was at the hands of the husband whosurvived.When Will investigates the tragedy, his only lead comes from aneighbour who was close to the family that died.....Believe me when I say this. If you have not read any reviews, but haveheard how dire the film is, and the fact that the two leads havedisowned the movie, watch it and revel in the fact that this is onegood movie.I can understand that this has been compared to 'The Shining;, thanksto the advertising, and the trailer makes this look like any otherhorror movie (insidious and the afore mentioned came into mind beforeseeing this), but it's something so very different, and the surprise isjust how well made the film is.Craig and Weisz are very god in their respective roles, and althoughWatts just spends the majority of the film leeching over Craig, sheplays a big part of the overall story.I was thinking that halfway through the film that this was mundane, andwhere was Sheridan going with it, and then something happens, and thefact that this film has been slated so much, it literally made me situp and take notice in what I was seeing.and from there, it turns into a completely different movie, and itbecomes evident it has more to do with 'The Jacket' than anything else.it's not worth spoiling, but there are two big twists in this film,that make it one of the most under-rated films of last year.See it, thinking it will be a piece of garbage, and you may enjoy itmore.
marlawoods
10 May 2012
Dream House perfect name for a distraught father/husband living in a "dream" world,
This movie was great to me. The writer didn't spoon feed everything toviewers and I think that's the reason behind all the bad reviews. Ofcourse, it could've been better, but it wasn't a bad movie at all, it'sjust for an audience who likes to think and I'm one of them. Theproblem is, everyone doesn't like to think and they want everything tobe given to them on a silver platter. Well...this isn't a movie forthem. In a nutshell, the ex-husband of the next door neighbor,Ann,(Naomi Watts) hired someone to kill her for insurance money/fraudbut the guy went to the wrong house...the house of Peter Ward/WillAtenton and thus, killed his family, the wife(Rachel Weisz (Libby) andtheir two children. Libby shot Peter accidentally in an attempt to killthe intruder and I imagine after Peter, her husband, was out, theintruder finished off the wife and the two children and fled and thatswhen the cops and ambulance or whatever arrived and discovered Wardshot in the head along with his dead wife and children...but Warddidn't die, he was sent to a mental institution and they assumed he wasresponsible for the killings because my guess is the intruder was longgone when help arrived. Ward got out of the the institution 5 yearsafter the killings and returned to the home where he lost his familyand the entire time, they were only a figment of his imagination and hewas living in a dream world. While in the institution, he had everyonecall him Will Atenton because he didn't want to accept that his realname was Peter Ward...the guy being accused of murdering his family, sohe created a new name for himself and tried to relive his life with hiswife and children who were deceased, but in his mind, they weren'tuntil he was able to come to grips with what happened and accept thatthey were gone and no matter how many times he changed his name, hewill never be able to have a life with them. Of course, all of thisdidn't come clear to me until the end and hey, that's the type of movieI like...one that will keep the viewer guessing and this one reallydid. It definitely wasn't the worse film I've ever seen and I enjoyedit.
nightwatch_32
07 May 2012
Jim Sheridam again...
When you hear the name Jim Sheridam it comes to mind films like "In theName of the Father", "My little left foot", etc.., Good movies, andthen you see Dream House, and you say, "Sheridam again". Dream House isa movie that clearly bears the stamp of Irish film director, in theshots, the atmosphere and more. But unfortunately, in my opinion is abit tangled in the storytelling, you must be very attentive to whathappens to understand the times they are telling, details, andintroduce you to the movie. Having placed all the way on the screen,you get into the story and understand it, so see who should beavailable to have a couple of hours in front of the screen and expectnothing distracts, so enjoy the movie. Special mention was worn byactors, Daniel Craig (James Bond), Rachel Weisz (The Mummy) and NaomiWatts (The Ring), who to achieve a good performance. Notably EliasKoteas, actor who at times steals the movie. Recommended to see, butwith time and disposition.
estebangonzalez10
07 May 2012
A movie ruined from the get-go
¨Once upon a time, there were two girls who lived in a house¨I was really disappointed with the trailer of Dream House. It gave awaytoo much and I would've preferred not to know as much as I did goinginto the movie because the first 45 minutes of the film are totallywasted thanks to the trailer which gave away the twist that happensabout midway through the movie. I have no idea what the producers werethinking about when they did this. I don't know if it was because ofthe trailer, but everything was obvious and predictable from thebeginning which took away much of the suspense and thrills. If youhaven't seen the trailer going into this movie then I think you'rebetter off, but I still wouldn't recommend this film unless you are afan of any of the actors or Oscar nominated director Jim Sheridan.Sheridan is known for making hit or miss films; his latest filmsBrothers was great, but before that he directed the mediocre Get Richor Die Trying. One thing is for sure, he always works with sometalented actors; and that is perhaps the best thing about Dream House,its cast: Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, and Rachel Weisz. The weakest linkis the script which could have been great if written by a talentedwriter, but David Louka isn't known for writing interesting scripts.The story had a lot of potential, but the delivery was just poor andeverything became predictable. The film was saved from disaster by thestrong cast, but I still wasn't pleased with the end product.Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) decides to quit his publishing job in thebig city and move to a quiet country house with his wife Libby (RachelWeisz), and two daughters Trish (Taylor Geare) and Dee Dee (ClaireGeare) and becoming a writer. They seem to be living a perfect life,but one night one of his daughters claims she's seen a man outsidestaring at the house. At first Will doesn't pay attention, but afterbeginning to see things himself he begins investigating the house.Someone is definitely outside stalking the place. He discovers thatabout five years ago a family was murdered in that very house: a youngwife, two daughters, and the father who became the prime suspect. Hisname was Peter Ward and police never seemed to gather enough evidenceto lock him in, but he was institutionalized at a mental hospital. Willbegins investigating and discovers that Peter has been released fromthe institution and is convinced that is the man who has beenthreatening his home. In the meantime his neighbor, Ann (Naomi Watts),seems to know what happened that terrible night but isn't willing totell him the whole truth. As Will continues to uncover the secrets thatthe house hides he begins making some unsettling revelations.Dream House is a very predictable film and in my opinion the cast waswasted in this film because they could have made a much moreinteresting thriller with a decent script. Instead the producers endedup making a movie we've seen hundreds of times before. It was a cheapimitation of Scorcese's Shutter Island. I couldn't help but comparewhat was going on with so many other similar films. Ever since TheSixth Sense, producers have tried to find better twists for theirthrillers, but have mostly failed to do so (with the exception ofShutter Island and The Others). Dream House is supposed to be athriller but it has little thrills, it's supposed to be a mystery butthe real mystery is why the producers decided to reveal so much in thetrailers. There are a lot of things that went wrong in this film, but Iguess Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz won't be complaining since they gotmarried shortly after working together in this film. I guess somemovies are much more fun to make than to watch. I am still waiting fora decent 2011 thriller, this was definitely not it. This isn't a scarymovie either, like some people might expect from a haunted house film.It's a plain suspense thriller that gives away a lot of the thrills inits trailer. Enough said.http://estebueno10.blogspot.com/
collipal-1
05 May 2012
A pathetic psychological thriller
Director Jim Sheridan's filmography includes various excellent films(The Field, The Boxer, In America and Brothers -2009-). That's thereason why it was very weird for me to see his name associated withsuch a weak and unsatisfactory film as Dream House. Sure, the conflictsSheridan had with the producers of this movie were recently revealed,as well as his disagreement with the changes made without his permit,which took him to the extreme of requesting his name to be retired fromthe credits (something which was rejected by the Directors Guild).However, none of that "industry gossip" decreased my enthusiasm forseeing what this talented director would do with a horror story.Nevertheless, I ended up hating the film, and besides, I would notconsider it from that genre.The screenplay from Dream House is absolutely tedious anduninteresting. In spite of that, Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, NaomiWatts, Marton Csokas and Elias Koteas somehow managed to bring decentperformances.Going back to the initial subject...What happened to Sheridan in here?I am not sure. I would like to think that the "suits manipulation" waswhat ruined the film, but I could not see even a remote trace ofSheridan's talent in Dream House. My theory is that Sheridan did notfeel himself very comfortable with the thriller genre, and as aconsequence, his work in Dream House feels like the one of an insecurerookie who limited himself to film what the screenplay says, butwithout any vision nor style. In conclusion, I genuinely wasted my timewatching Dream House, and I suggest you to avoid this psychologicalthriller completely lacking of any suspense at any cost.
jean0519
04 May 2012
Huge Potential, Huge Disappointment
Will Atenton moves into a dream home with his lovely wife and twoprecious children. Weird things start to happen and the familydiscovers an ugly secret about their house. Neighbors are actingstrange, the local police are no help, and investigating the house'shistory begins to unravel the family, and gives way to othersupernatural dimensions. This movie could have been a terrific ghost story in the vein ofShutter Island, The Others, or The Sixth Sense. Instead it loses focusand turns left into a formulaic and somewhat random "whodunnit". Morelike "who cares?". About halfway through it got boring and stupid andillogical. What a waste of Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and a totallyunderused Naomi Watts. Recut and re-release it. There's a really goodmovie in there somewhere.
grandbucket
03 May 2012
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz have a great chemistry together, too bad they wasted their efforts on this movie.
Generic and predicable thriller made somewhat bearable by theundeniable chemistry and acting chops between Daniel Craig and RachelWeisz, even though both actors involved deserved better than what theywere giving with the material. Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz work verywell together on screen ( and supposedly in real life as well) but theyshould have waited for a better film to showcase their chemistry andacting chops then this film, which not only does not respect theirefforts in trying to bring humanity and credibility to a badly writtenscript but does not even try to at least capitalize on their efforts inbringing more to the movie. Instead, the movie goes into severaldifferent unnecessary directions that goes no where and drags this filmdown. Naomi Watts is good as well but i just did not think much abouther character and found her an unnecessary, forced inclusion to thestory that ruins the film by making it even more predictable than italready is. The film also feels like it was two separate movies beforeit became one. Its a ghost story then it moves into a mystery with outit making much sense, not to mention the fact of how predicable thewhole structure is. Let's just say that you have in fact seen thisstory before.Its alright for what it is but it could have been much more, especiallywith two great actors (Weisz and Craig) having great acting chemistryon screen.
ununchanged
02 May 2012
Massivly underrated.
This is definitely an enjoyable movie. It's confusing at parts and notvery realistic, but the story is decent, the acting is actually amazingand the dialogs are realistic. I think i know why do people rate it so low... Just check the reviews:Many people saying: "This was so predicable". It' sort of a typicalmystery movie. I agree so far: Many parts of the story aren't new atall. However, compared it to typical blockbusters example: "Spiderman3", this story is still rather "unpredictable". Now, people don't really like being surprised. Ask anybody working intelevision. Look at any sitcom, soap opera... It's a problem ofcognitive balance: Extraordinary things break our flow and force us tothink even if it's about a totally pointless issue. We tend to avoidthat.I think it should be at 7 stars and believe it will be there overtime.As more mature reviews come in through the TV audience, the rating willturn average which would be more justified, considering that realboulder-crap gets 6 to 7 stars easily. This is movie is at leastdecent, even if you don't like the story.Spoiler: Another obvious issue: You'd intuitively want theinstitutionalized psycho to be the bad guy, and that prolly would havebeen more realistic. However it turns out differently. That is prettymuch the main twist in this movie. I know people hate that. It's sortof preachy. A lá "Not everything is what it looks like" and thatmessages been send many many times, so people get annoyed =) thanx forreading
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