Claiming to be based on a true events, "The Mothman Prophecies" recounts the story of John Klein (Gere), a reporter whose wife Mary (Messing) has died in a car accident under unexplained circumstances. Two years later, he mysteriously finds himself to Point Pleasant, a remote village where several weird paranormal events are occurring. Klein suspects that these are connected with the death of his wife, and tries to find out what is happening with the help of police officer Mills (Linney). They soon find out that they are dealing with grave danger...
If "The Mothman Prophecies" did not claim to reflect real-life events, it would definitely be a higher-rated thriller. However, since the story is quite implausible, the viewer feels rather cheated by the incredulous events unfolding in front of his eyes.
Despite the above shortcoming, the movie manages to be overall satisfactory: Mark Pellington produces a mystifying and fairly well-built atmosphere, although this work of his can by no means compare with the excellent "Arlington Road". The performances range from "OK" (Gere) to "very good" (Messing and Linney). The plot, although implausible as I said earlier, still gets our attention anyway.
All in all, an above average, 6/10 thriller.
If "The Mothman Prophecies" did not claim to reflect real-life events, it would definitely be a higher-rated thriller. However, since the story is quite implausible, the viewer feels rather cheated by the incredulous events unfolding in front of his eyes.
Despite the above shortcoming, the movie manages to be overall satisfactory: Mark Pellington produces a mystifying and fairly well-built atmosphere, although this work of his can by no means compare with the excellent "Arlington Road". The performances range from "OK" (Gere) to "very good" (Messing and Linney). The plot, although implausible as I said earlier, still gets our attention anyway.
All in all, an above average, 6/10 thriller.