Sigourney Weaver who is a great actress was wasted in this trip through the land of the supernatural. She was great with what she had to work with but the story just couldn't grip me. I kept waiting for something really powerful to happen only to be lead around the corner into another elongated moment. The film is about a supposedly famous psychic named Silver who has come out of "retirement" while some paranormal debunkers (Weaver, Murphy) are bored with the typical charlatans of our day. Deniro is off the mark as Silver and seems to be looking to generate a wow moment but never finds it. A very contrived acting turnout from one of the greats.
Cillian Murphy (Weavers "sidekick") attempts to carry the film and does what he can to keep the viewer hooked. There is actually some great material here that just can't translate properly to full entertainment, at least the way this film handled it. This was another case of wanting to like a film but having to come to terms with the reality that it just wasn't done well. I will however probably remember the movie compared to so many other easily forgotten movies because a liked the subject matter.
As a side note the extras on the DVD are horribly edited and the featurettes are of little interest. Comment Comment | Permalink
Cillian Murphy (Weavers "sidekick") attempts to carry the film and does what he can to keep the viewer hooked. There is actually some great material here that just can't translate properly to full entertainment, at least the way this film handled it. This was another case of wanting to like a film but having to come to terms with the reality that it just wasn't done well. I will however probably remember the movie compared to so many other easily forgotten movies because a liked the subject matter.
As a side note the extras on the DVD are horribly edited and the featurettes are of little interest. Comment Comment | Permalink