Thriller — 119 min — Directed by Mark Pellington
Cast: Richard Gere, Debra Messing, Laura Linney
John Klein, a Washington Post reporter, whose wife died in a mysterious carcrash involving a winged apparition (that only she saw) leaves for an interview qith a governor. He mysteriously he winds up in Point Pleasant, a small town in West Virginia. The locals are seeing winged apparitions too, and he sets out to try to find a solution as to why he is there.
This 2002 thriller was surprisingly good. Lots of scary scenes that got you biting your nails, and without the gore that normally accompanies scary scenes. This is more a mind-thriller, as it gets you thinking about it, instead of just gluttoning on the blood-fest. Really shows you that to be a good thriler, it doesn't have to have bloodbaths in it. This works much better as you start imagining things as you watch it, outting yourself in Richard Gere's place. His character sure is much braver/more stupid than I would be. I'd not investigate such matters. That which you cannot explain or understand - leave it alone. The characters are just some small town folks, as normal as anyone, and not stereotypes. It feels real, and that's where this film succeeds where so many fail. I wouldn't want to watch this alone in a remote cabin at night. I'd not be able to sleep without large amounts of alcohol...
My rating: 7 / 10
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