Rating: R
Movie Release Date: August 16, 2002 (Israel) / April 23, 2004 (USA)
DVD Release Date: September 14, 2004
Plot 411: A reluctant hypnotist consults with police to find a serial killer who has killed a number of children.
Review: This movie just made me feel uji for some reason. It wasn't the most psychotic, graphic or twisted religous cult film I've seen. I'm just not sure what it was. A serial killer is kidnapping children to fulfill some kind of demented religious pursuit. Goran Visnjic plays Michael, a hypnotist who has recently moved his family to London. He helps Janet Losey (Shirley Henderson), a cop who plays by her own rules, and hides it from his wife (Miranda Otto) and daughter. The camera work and score did a really good job at enhancing the fear factor. Some dark scenes were highlighted with great mood music that made you wiggle in your seat. You just know something's not right and the anticipation kills you. Perhaps it is the idea that your child could be snatched right from underneath you that makes the threat real? Perhaps the idea that you're vulnerable to attack, even within your own home, is the chiller? I'm not sure. But the subtle nuances of all of these things put together was really effective in this one. The pacing of the plot was also well done. You're never left wanting more or too overwhelmed with details to understand what's happening.
Watch It: For a good creep out that'll have you looking over your shoulder just to make sure there's no one there.
Skip It: If you're really looking for an extreme - horror, thriller or religious freaks. You just get a peek at all of these but not the full-blown experience that other films bring to the table.
Trailer:
Movie Release Date: August 16, 2002 (Israel) / April 23, 2004 (USA)
DVD Release Date: September 14, 2004
Plot 411: A reluctant hypnotist consults with police to find a serial killer who has killed a number of children.
Review: This movie just made me feel uji for some reason. It wasn't the most psychotic, graphic or twisted religous cult film I've seen. I'm just not sure what it was. A serial killer is kidnapping children to fulfill some kind of demented religious pursuit. Goran Visnjic plays Michael, a hypnotist who has recently moved his family to London. He helps Janet Losey (Shirley Henderson), a cop who plays by her own rules, and hides it from his wife (Miranda Otto) and daughter. The camera work and score did a really good job at enhancing the fear factor. Some dark scenes were highlighted with great mood music that made you wiggle in your seat. You just know something's not right and the anticipation kills you. Perhaps it is the idea that your child could be snatched right from underneath you that makes the threat real? Perhaps the idea that you're vulnerable to attack, even within your own home, is the chiller? I'm not sure. But the subtle nuances of all of these things put together was really effective in this one. The pacing of the plot was also well done. You're never left wanting more or too overwhelmed with details to understand what's happening.
Watch It: For a good creep out that'll have you looking over your shoulder just to make sure there's no one there.
Skip It: If you're really looking for an extreme - horror, thriller or religious freaks. You just get a peek at all of these but not the full-blown experience that other films bring to the table.
Trailer:
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