Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #88: They

Genre: Horror/Horreur

Annee/Year: 2002

Format: DVD

They. This is a movie associated to Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm street fame). But really it seems to be just by name. The producer was Robert Harmon (nothing else notable produced)
and writer Brendan Hood. Seems like Wes just presents the damn thing. This movies theme is about the boogy man hidden children's bed and closets being fantastical creatures from another dimension... The creatures are scary enough. The script is barely adequate. The acting is borderline at best with Laura Regan and Marc Blucas (Buffy's army boyfriend).
The tension is quite good in the movie but some magic is missing to make the movie really take off. The alternate ending supplied on the DVD is really lame so glad they chose the original one.
Interesting for amateurs of the genre but effective mainly on people afraid of the dark.

Ce film est très moyen. Wes Craven prête seulement son nom ici. Le producteur, ecrivain et les acteurs offrent tous ici une performance moyenne. Ce film traite du bonhomme sept heures et du fait que ce personnage est réellement des créatures d'une autre dimension. Étrange... Le film bénéficie d'une tension intéressante, mais qui ne fait pas lever le film malheureusement.

Great quotes:

[at Billy's funeral] Sam: Well, you know, he was, he was taking Prozac. I guess it didn't work.
...
Terry: I mean, I'm twenty-four years old, and I walk into a dark room now, and its like I'm five again.
...
Julia Lund: Sarah, do you have bad dreams?
Sarah: Sometimes.
Julia Lund: What happens in your dreams?
Sarah: They come for me.
Julia Lund: Who comes?
Sarah: They.
Julia Lund: Why do They come for you?
Sarah: To eat me.


Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283632/

Rating perso: 5.5/10