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The Skeptic (2009)
8/10
Good relax-and-curl-up-on-the-sofa-with-a-bowl-of-popcorn movie. . .
15 May 2009
The movie is about a guy, Bryan Becket (played convincingly by Tim Daly) who, while going through the process of a divorce, moves into his recently deceased aunt's house. The house is soon to be turned over to a University Lab that does sleep studies and studies on paranormal and psychic phenomena. While staying at the house, Bryan becomes aware of strange incidents that allude to a haunting which ultimately entrenches him in a mystery surrounding the secrets of his "blocked" childhood.

What I liked about this movie is that it is very laid-back and down-to-earth in it's telling. The way the haunting unfolds in small but creepy events served to make the hair stand up on the back of my neck. This movie doesn't rely on over-the-top haunting events, thank God, and that's what makes it all the more believable. It's simple but very eerie, the way a haunted house movie should be. I also really liked the characters. They were all unique and compelling people and the dialogue is witty and intelligent. Really worth spending 89 minutes of your life on.
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8/10
It's not the "true story" people!
19 April 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Okay, it's a good movie, I've got to admit but these repeated reviewers who add an excited "True story!" thing to their comments are way off base. About 70% of the events in this movie didn't happen in real life and we've got to remember that this movie is "based" on actual events. I need to clarify some things about Lisa Rowe. She wasn't regarded as the authority over the girls in the ward in real life. She had about as much power and influence in the book as the other girls in the ward had. And there's no way she had keys to everything in the ward. No one could! If a psych patient had one key, let alone keys to everything, the staff would find out and turn her room upside down until they found it. Lisa never said anything to Daisy to push her over the edge. Daisy went over on her own. The girls never went into the tunnels to play bowling and never sneaked into the office to read their files. Lisa and Suzanne never escaped the hospital and went to Daisy's house. Lisa never got a hold of Suzanne's journal and read it to the other girls. And speaking of that, Suzanne didn't say the nasty things about the other girls in her journal that she says here. Much of her comments about them were complimentary. Lisa did escape but was never gone for more than a couple days. Lisa never drugged a nurse and never became homicidal! If Lisa Rowe did the things she does in this movie in real life, she would've spent the majority of her time in maximum security. If you like the movie, great, but please stop saying it's the "true story".
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6/10
Similar to The Outer Limits. . .
26 August 2007
I liked the premise and the shadow monster was an unusual concept. I kind of wish they hadn't given it a face though. It was more frightening as a formless mass up until it was given a face which made the monster a little bit corny. The acting was pretty well done.

Not a fabulous movie but not bad. If your expectations are of some big-budget lavish flick you will be disappointed. If you generally like shows like "The Outer Limits", you will enjoy this one. It was sort of like a two hour episode of TOL. It was more like a sci-fi thing rather than a horror movie. I felt it was worth renting though, esp. if you're a James Marsters fan.
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