Review of Seraphim Falls (2007) by Diana S — 28 Nov 2007

The fact that I watched [b]Cellular [/b]just goes to prove that I'm not in my right mind early in the morning. Yesterday, I woke up early and turned on the T.V. And there it was. I couldn't look away. Even when the commercials came on and my husband woke up and asked me what I was doing, I was locked into this train wreck of a film. Chris Evans ("Sunshine") stars a a young carefree guy who answers his cell phone only to find the kidnapped Kim Basinger ("The Sentinel") begging for help on the other end. He believes her. All manner of ridiculousness ensues as he tries not to lose the call while getting help. There are bad cops and William H. Macy ("Wild Hogs") with which to contend. I am not a big Basinger fan and I found her super annoying with her whispers and screams throughout this movie.

[b]Seraphim Falls[/b] started out amazing. Set just after the Civil War, Pierce Brosnan ("Married Life") stars as a man on the run in the wilderness. Liam Nesson ("Taken") leads a group of men who he has hired to help him hunt Brosnan. And the first half of the film grips us in this struggle. We're not sure who's good or bad, who we should be rooting for and why Nesson wants Brosnan so much. But then we come to a showdown between the two men and the film unravels. It becomes slow and nonsensical. And I felt really, really let down. Beautiful cinematography, though.