I know I'm going against the grain with this review, but I found the original version just didn't stack up. *SPOILERS*
This version is full of it. How could this woman have had sex with the male lead, yet alone bear his child, without knowing he was a psychic. I'll tell you how. The writers didn't want to spend the time writing, when they could just say, "Well, the guy is a psychic, so anytime a problem arises he just knows the answer." This really detracted from the story. That's why I think the American version worked much better, there was always that uncertainty, you never knew if they would find the answer to the riddle. It added suspense. Also. WHAT IS SO SHOCKING ABOUT A PERSON WITH HIS/HER MOUTH HANGING OPEN? Every time a body was found the people would say "I've never seen anything like that." It got alot of unintentional laughter from the people watching the movie with me. At least in the U.S. version they actually looked inhuman. The only thing that I wish the American version used that this film had was the last 30 seconds. Maybe they've found a way to stop the whole thing, but grandpa has to sacrifice himself. That was a cool twist. Oh well, maybe next time.
This version is full of it. How could this woman have had sex with the male lead, yet alone bear his child, without knowing he was a psychic. I'll tell you how. The writers didn't want to spend the time writing, when they could just say, "Well, the guy is a psychic, so anytime a problem arises he just knows the answer." This really detracted from the story. That's why I think the American version worked much better, there was always that uncertainty, you never knew if they would find the answer to the riddle. It added suspense. Also. WHAT IS SO SHOCKING ABOUT A PERSON WITH HIS/HER MOUTH HANGING OPEN? Every time a body was found the people would say "I've never seen anything like that." It got alot of unintentional laughter from the people watching the movie with me. At least in the U.S. version they actually looked inhuman. The only thing that I wish the American version used that this film had was the last 30 seconds. Maybe they've found a way to stop the whole thing, but grandpa has to sacrifice himself. That was a cool twist. Oh well, maybe next time.