13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Potential Not Realised, 17 May 2005
By A Customer
This film starts off looking really promising, the scene is well set and the concept is great.
Basically without giving too much away, the main character played by Michael Keaton of Batman fame, discovers that a loved one is trying to contact him from the dead using various forms of electronic equipment, radio, tv, computer etc.
If i tell you more i'll ruin the story but as it progresses the film really starts to unfold and will certainly make you jump! The problem i felt was that the full potential wasn't realised and so much more could have been done with the story.
It relied a bit too much on scare tactics an FX and less on a really gritty story line, then at the end it seemed as though the writer/director was either bored or didn't know how to end it.
All in all it's a pretty enjoyable film but not one i'd buy or watch over and over.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad, not great, 1 Jan 2006
By A Customer
I rented this as the trailors looked good. As my title says, it's not bad and I certainly don't have 'rental regret' however it could have been better. There is an interesting enough story and some good suspense which certainly gave me the creeps watching on my own in the dark but they have ruined it in that classic movie way - a silly ending. I won't spoil it for you but I was left thinking 'how daft was that'. It was like they couldn't think of a way to finish it so just made something up to get it over with. Having said that, the majority of the film is engaging and moody and if you can forgive the ending, it's worth a watch.
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33 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Spooky and one that makes you think..., 12 April 2005
Well I went to the cinema to see this, and i am a HUGE fan of horror/spooky films. And this definately does the trick in scaring the live out of you on a few occasions (im not one to scare easy either). Micheal Keaton did a fantastic job in this film and the whole film once its finished makes you think and trust me you will never think of static on ur television, in quite the same way. A MUST WATCH film as the storyline is good, the actors/actresses are good and you wont be disappointed in this.
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