stacilayne
10-09-2011, 09:17 AM
Directed by Ami Canaan Mann, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Sam Worthington, Chloe Grace Moretz and Jessica Chastain[details (www.horror.com/php/article-3699-1.html)]
RetroRob
10-10-2011, 08:50 PM
Staci Layne, your review does confirm one concern I had watching the trailers. The movie almost seems like it could have been a good made-for-TV movie, but perhaps not quite big-screen worthy. A couple of the advance reviews were meh, but I've learned never to fully trust initial reviews from movies made by the Mann's.
I remember when Michael Mann's "Manhunter" came out it did not receive great reviews at first, but developed quite a following, and is still popular to this day. I can't pass by it when it's on cable without watching it. Brian Cox's more subduded, yet totally chilling take as Hannibal Lecktor is great. I was hoping for something similar from Ami Mann, meaning the actual movie is better than some of the early reviews.
Regardless, it looks like it's still a solid movie. I'll check it out in the theatres if it's playing in my area. I'm still trying to figure out how wide a distribution it will have.
stacilayne
01-06-2012, 10:25 AM
Did you ever watch it? It's coming out on DVD on January 31st, in case not. I think it'll play better at home.
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