The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Directed by Mark Pellington
Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror when fate draws him to the sleepy West Virginia town of Point Pleasant, whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.
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You'll be reminded of The Sixth Sense and The Others as the supernatural intervenes and you determine what's real and what's not…or possibly not.
With the blockbuster success of director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable ), it was inevitable that other, less original directors would watch his movies and say, "Hey!
The movie takes the same path that some of the more successful horror films of the past few years, such as The Sixth Sense and The Others, have taken.
It’s an atmospheric film, kind of like The Sixth Sense.
Farin er sama leið og í best heppnuðu draugamyndum síðari ára “The Sixth Sense” og “The Others”.
That no one calls his bluff, including a female police chief (Laura Linney) that recalls Frances McDormand’s Marge in Fargo, is baffling and frustrating.
Gere bounces back from the mawkish "Autumn in New York" to deliver a compelling and intense performance, though the talented Linney is poorly served by a role that blandly replicates Frances McDormand's "Fargo" character.
Although not quite as much fun as Marge Gunderson in "Fargo" and despite the occasionally uneven motivation, Linney also delivers a solid performance as the local cop who must deal with the bizarre occurrences.
Richard Gere reveals his favourite scary film to be "The Servant" and discusses how it inspired his work on "The Mothman Prophecies".
It contained a review of the film and while I would normally avoid reading anyone else's palaver, my eye zoomed in on the name "Nic Roeg" and the title, Don't Look Now wrapped in the text.
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You'll be reminded of The Sixth Sense and The Others as the supernatural intervenes and you determine what's real and what's not…or possibly not.
Reminiscent in that way of the excellent 2001 ghost movie throwback The Others , this is a dark, often depressing supernatural flick that forces you to be patient as you follow Klein’s search for the truth.
The movie takes the same path that some of the more successful horror films of the past few years, such as The Sixth Sense and The Others, have taken.
The Mothman Prophecies is one of the scariest movies to come out in years (The Others gives it 'stiff' competition), so if bone-chilling horror is your cup of tea, drink up!
Farin er sama leið og í best heppnuðu draugamyndum síðari ára “The Sixth Sense” og “The Others”.
Working with cinematographer Fred Murphy ("Stir of Echoes"), who knows how to bring out the intrinsic scare quotient in winter-naked trees with camera angles, and editor Brian Berdan ("Blue Velvet"), Pellington maintains a sense of dread without ever fully revealing the titular mothman.
COMMENTS: Director Mark Pellington, who previously explored themes of conspiracy and paranoia in the thriller Arlington Road , translates his talents to horror well and does a very fine job of pleasantly chilling the viewer’s blood through the early segments of the Mothman Prophecies .
Director Mark Pellington made his name with the 1999 conspiracy thriller "Arlington Road", and he mines a similar vein of sweaty paranoia and nervous unease here.
The difference is that here, director Mark Pellington (who also helmed Arlington Road , an underrated gem) is able to capitalize on the atmosphere and create a deep mystery and sense of foreboding that's a match for all but the best "X-Files" episodes.
The rest of the movie tends to parallel Pellington’s other work, Arlington Road.
That's a shame, too, because director Mark Pellington was certainly able to get a better performance from Jeff Bridges in "Arlington Road."
And it’s director, Mark Pellington, was the person who helped create today’s film (he also directed the video for Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy” and the movie Arlington Road ).
Will Patton ("Gone in 60 Seconds," "Entrapment") is effective as the local resident who goes over the edge due to the strain of the repeated encounters and premonitions, while Debra Messing ("A Walk in the Clouds," TV's "Will & Grace") is good despite being removed - for the most part - rather early from the proceedings.
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The bad news is that when it comes to flaws, The Mothman Prophecies seems to have lifted one too many from In Dreams .
The latest big-screen knockoff, Mark Pellington's The Mothman Prophecies, is a disappointing simulacrum that also manages to ape The Silence of the Lambs' marketing campaign.