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The Messengers (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 81 Fresh: 9  Rotten:72 Average Rating: 3.6/10
 
Consensus: The Messengers is an atmospheric but derivative rip-off of countless other horror movies.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Theatrical Release: Feb 2, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $35,374,833

Synopsis: Twin filmmakers Danny and Oxide Pang's creepy 2003 feature THE EYE earned them enough kudos to make the leap to Hollywood, and their first effort is the creepy chiller THE MESSENGERS. A Chicago-based family comprised of Roy (Dylan McDermott), his wife, Denise (Penelope Ann Miller), their... Twin filmmakers Danny and Oxide Pang's creepy 2003 feature THE EYE earned them enough kudos to make the leap to Hollywood, and their first effort is the creepy chiller THE MESSENGERS. A Chicago-based family comprised of Roy (Dylan McDermott), his wife, Denise (Penelope Ann Miller), their teenage daughter, Jess (Kristen Stewart), and young son, Ben (played by twins Evan and Theodore Turner) try to put the hard times behind them with a move to a picturesque farmhouse in North Dakota. Jess quickly becomes convinced that the house is haunted after some peculiar occurrences while she's alone there with young Ben. But Ben can't articulate what he's seen, and Jess's story is met with skepticism by her parents. It soon becomes apparent that past family tensions are slowly boiling to the surface. Meanwhile, the ghosts keep coming, and the Pang brothers never keep their audience waiting for long before another nerve-jangling scene shudders into view. But as the ghosts torment their new residents, Jess does a little research on the old farmhouse and discovers a few secrets that may just hold the key to why this is all happening. Packed full of CGI effects and a few moments that may cause a jump or two, THE MESSENGERS is a horror movie aimed at a young audience and not horror aficionados, as indicated by its PG-13 rating. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller, John Corbett, Kristen Stewart

Director: Oxide Pang, Danny Pang
Screenwriter: Todd Farmer
Producer: Sam Raimi, William Sherak, Jason Shuman, Rob Tapert
Composer: Joseph LoDuca

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 29, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Note: With Digital Copy
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - English, French
  • Subtitles - English, French - Optional

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There are flashes of good imagery in The Messengers, but [they] work better in the trailer, unencumbered by the dreary plot.

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07/15/08
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter
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2/5

Patchwork filmmaking designed by a corporate mentality devoted only to the defense of the lowest common denominator. The viewer is assumed to be stupid and easily duped.

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05/05/08
Brian Holcomb
CinemaBlend.com
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The only message worth relaying about The Messengers is: Avoid.

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02/26/08
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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3/5

Um filme falho (especialmente com relação ao seu roteiro), mas que oferece belos exemplos do dom que os cineastas têm para criar planos e cenas perturbadores.

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01/16/08
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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A film so filled with clichés of the genre and plot points so dumb that even a novice would end up laughing.

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01/04/08
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
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1/5

Una más de niños que ven fantasmas, totalmente insignificante y olvidable y plagada de lugares comunes que ya no asustan ni sorprenden a nadie.

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07/22/07
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total
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2.5/5

The problem with The Messengers is that it simply doesn't offer up much of anything new.

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06/25/07
Stax
IGN Movies
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3/5

The scares have been booby-trapped brilliantly throughout it.

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06/18/07
Clint Morris
Moviehole
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1.5/4

...irredeemably uneventful and - ultimately - hopelessly derivative...

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06/13/07
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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The MessengersI/i> is textbook, and the course it's teaching is HSL: Horror as a Second Language.

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05/28/07
Ty Burr
Dallas Morning News
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Yet not even the Pang brothers' sense of panache can redeem what is a lame script by Mark Wheaton.

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04/21/07
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org
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2/5

It's pretty ordinary genre stuff.

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04/07/07
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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2/5

It's like a movie premonition — you've seen it all before.

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04/06/07
Simon Crook
Empire Magazine
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3/5

Derivative but enjoyable horror flick with stylish direction, an intriguing mystery and strong performances from its cast.

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04/05/07
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
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Many of the images feel over-familiar, and the shocks a mite too forced.

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04/05/07
Nigel Floyd
Time Out
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Gaping plot holes, a tacked-on ending and a twist that belongs in a different movie.

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04/03/07
Jamie Russell
BBC
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Though The Messengers stands above its ilk, the filmmakers work with too limited a tone, and restrained a sense of exploration, to bring it to life.

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03/15/07
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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2.5/5

No one says, "Gimme the bat, Wendy," or, "Here's Johnny!" But they come close.

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03/03/07
Christy Lemire
Arizona Republic
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Families who see this film should talk about the importance of trust between parents and children.

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03/03/07
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
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