I really feel that Mark Pellington took a huge step backwards with this film. The specificity that he showed in Arlington Road; the suspense, the slow build and the building of the characters was kind of thrown by the wayside here. I suppose that has as much to do with screenplay as it does with anything but as the director he's the final guy that takes those words and commits them to film, so I still hold him accountable.
I did however find this movie interesting. I had never heard of the Mothman or of the incident that took place in Pleasant Point. The fact that it was based on a true story was what really intrigued me and this managed to cancel out alot of the flaws I was finding in the film. Richard Gere gave a decent performance but this is not one of his breakout roles by any means. Laura Linney and Will Patton were both very believable and added validity to the supposed unnatural phenomenon encompassing the town.
Not an A List Movie, but still worth the time to watch. You'll come away intrigued and wondering if the Mothman is just folklore or another one of those things that most of us just don't realize is among us.
I did however find this movie interesting. I had never heard of the Mothman or of the incident that took place in Pleasant Point. The fact that it was based on a true story was what really intrigued me and this managed to cancel out alot of the flaws I was finding in the film. Richard Gere gave a decent performance but this is not one of his breakout roles by any means. Laura Linney and Will Patton were both very believable and added validity to the supposed unnatural phenomenon encompassing the town.
Not an A List Movie, but still worth the time to watch. You'll come away intrigued and wondering if the Mothman is just folklore or another one of those things that most of us just don't realize is among us.