An average movie

What happened to Kate Hudson? After 'Almost famous', she was predicted a bright future by many people but in the following decade, she starred mostly in disappointing and boring romantic-comedies (pretty much like her mother, as a matter of fact). Anyway, from time to time, she tries something else and this time, it was a paranormal thriller. I must admit that it was eventually not bad at all. Indeed, the directing by Iain Softley was pretty solid and the whole thing had a good mood, there was a very good supporting cast (Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant). And what about the plot? It was entertaining enough, absolutely, but it still remains within the boundaries of the genre and it was not challenging or original enough to be really satisfying, at least for me. Take the ending, for example. Many people didn't see it coming and thought it was pretty impressive, but honestly, even though I didn't predict the whole thing, it was pretty obvious that it will end up with a twist which only purpose is to surprise the audience but, at the end, it merely remains an overused plot device. Still, I thought it was a well made and entertaining thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.


6/10