Review of The Mothman Prophecies (2002) by Nikola L — 08 Jan 2012

As the plot loses steam, director Mark Pellington (whose paranoid thriller "Arlington Road" was one of the worst movies of 1999) tends to rely on cheap tricks to maintain suspense, although the final catastrophe is very nicely done. Like a time-travel movie, but without the time travel, The Mothman Prophecies delights in playing with cause-and-effect relationships. The creepy set pieces are repetitive and the payoff is rather unsatisfying, even though the prophecies do eventually pan out. It would have made for a cool fictional thriller, but The Mothman Prophecies' attempt to stick to true-life roots paralyzes it from being satisfying. It gives you the tingles all right, but they won't follow you out of the theater.

VERDICT: "In The Zone" - [Mixed Reaction] These kinds of movies are usually movies that had some good things, but some bad things kept it from being amazing. This rating says buy an ex-rental or a cheap price of the DVD to own. If you consider cinema, ask for people's opinion on the film. (Films that are rated 2.5 or 3 stars).