The Messengers (2007)
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
Screenwriter: Todd Farmer
Producer: Sam Raimi, William Sherak, Jason Shuman, Rob Tapert
Composer: Joseph LoDuca
DVD Info
Release:
Jul 29, 2008
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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Reviews
There are flashes of good imagery in The Messengers, but [they] work better in the trailer, unencumbered by the dreary plot.
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.
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.
A film so filled with clichés of the genre and plot points so dumb that even a novice would end up laughing.
Una más de niños que ven fantasmas, totalmente insignificante y olvidable y plagada de lugares comunes que ya no asustan ni sorprenden a nadie.
The problem with The Messengers is that it simply doesn't offer up much of anything new.
...irredeemably uneventful and - ultimately - hopelessly derivative...
The MessengersI/i> is textbook, and the course it's teaching is HSL: Horror as a Second Language.
Yet not even the Pang brothers' sense of panache can redeem what is a lame script by Mark Wheaton.
Derivative but enjoyable horror flick with stylish direction, an intriguing mystery and strong performances from its cast.
Many of the images feel over-familiar, and the shocks a mite too forced.
Gaping plot holes, a tacked-on ending and a twist that belongs in a different movie.
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.
No one says, "Gimme the bat, Wendy," or, "Here's Johnny!" But they come close.
Families who see this film should talk about the importance of trust between parents and children.
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