So they switch roles where he becomes the believer and she's the doubter and they come together at the end. And he looks at her grimly, a knowing face of how horrifying that room is but he's glad he could share this moment with her, he found his proof and instead of it being for a belief he can sell, it's a belief he can share with his wife, her and his daughter believed in the afterlife but he did not. Which ending did you watch? I like the ending where he wins and he has proof to his wife that he talked to his daughter, and as he attempted to find some truth in the paranormal and afterlife to sell for his own cynical beliefs, ends up intimately sharing the recording with his wife, the pleading of his daughter on how she wants to come back and the heartbreak on his wife's face as she realizes the horror of the impossible being true. I agree there's a lot to like in it but there's definitely a few moments that bog it down. Another part that wasn't really meant to be funny but always makes me chuckle is how many times they loop the "I'mma get some cigarettes" they have this intense argument about how they should have emotionally dealt with their daughter's outlook on her illness and he says that and it breaks the tension and makes me laugh. Yeah the videocall parts are not scary and haven't really aged well, I find the movie's pacing suffers around that scene, along with the Alien-vent chase from the skeleton wasn't very scary. I thought DON'T TAKE CANDY FROM STRANGERS was a goofy line but the pacing of when it was delivered was perfect because of his level of sanity, if he said it too earlier I'd have been laughing at the writing of the joke instead of the joke itself. But some of the cheesiness ruins its momentum.ĭON'T TAKE CANDY FROM STRANGERS! I know what you mean, but I think a lot of the comparisons to Nic Cage is the hairplugs along with general similar on screen presences, although Cusack is way more grounded and relatable than Cage who's way more NOT THE BEES NO! To be relatable, only at my most Darth Insanius do I feel like I've reached a time share on the edge of the lake of insanity known as The-Cage-SphereĪnyways I think Cusack captures a great sense of hilarious dry humor to Stephen King's style of writing where he can freak ya out but then make you grin or chuckle at something uncanny.
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It was a very effective movie in a lot of ways. I particularly loved the scene where he's holding his daughter and she just dies in his arms and crumbles to dust. I love the scene where he and Samjack try to eat the scenery out from one another. I love the idea of a cynical guy not only making contact with ghosts but getting more than he ever bargained for. I also don't necessarily agree with the way he "defeats" the room since it was able to cast illusions on everything, and he was never in control of anything physical.ĩ0% of the movie is solid, though. Especially the video call where it's blurry and suddenly, takes shape and it's the ghost just being menacing looking John Cusack.
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In the late '00s, it was pretty solid, but watching it again, Cusack goes full Nic Cage in a few scenes, and all the bits where the ghost pretends to be him are goofy as hell. I saw it again a few years ago, and it's fun, but its age has shown a bit.
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