Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Kevin Costner | ... | John James | |
Ivana Baquero | ... | Louisa James | |
Samantha Mathis | ... | Cassandra Parker | |
Gattlin Griffith | ... | Sam James | |
Erik Palladino | ... | Officer Ed Lowry | |
Noah Taylor | ... | Professor Evan White | |
James Gammon | ... | Roger Wayne | |
Sandra Ellis Lafferty | ... | Mrs. Amworth | |
Margaret Anne Florence | ... | Alexis Danella | |
Christopher Harvey | ... | Rick Ross | |
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Brynn Massey | ... | Sally |
Martin Thompson | ... | Stewart Green | |
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Nevaina Graves Rhodes | ... | Pam |
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Rob Bonz | ... | Adrian |
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James Middleton | ... | Scott |
John James is a writer; his wife has left him. He moves with his middle-school aged daughter and young son to an isolated house off a dirt road in South Carolina. The property has an Indian burial mound, which fascinates his daughter, Louisa, who's entering puberty. Strange things: noises on the roof and in the woods, the cat missing, Luisa sleepwalking clutching a straw doll no one's seen before. She visits the mound often, staying late, coming home covered with mud. John's younger son, Sam, is frightened. John learns the house has a history and seeks out the previous owner. Louisa's behavior becomes more bizarre. Is there an explanation? An ant farm and a missing babysitter provide clues. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Not really sure why this falls in the horror category, thriller yes, but wasn't really anything scary as much as unsettling and I think that is were this movie hit the nail on the head.
As someone else mentioned this movie does give off the hint of signs, but with a twist, something that hits a little closer to home, and doesn't seem as far fetched as aliens.
As someone else mentioned that this movie is absolutely terrible, and i can't help but disagree, the movie kept me wondering the entire length and even once it was over. My eyes stayed glued, i never felt like i was bored or wondering when it would get to the "good stuff" It did seems to start off slow, and then ran really fast in the last 20 minutes, but i don't feel that was such a bad thing, as with thrillers its all in the build up anyways.
I don't ever consider thrillers to be a DVD purchase, as once you've seen it it has no replay value, but its definitely worth a hit on the netflix que.