Slumpy - Right-On Film Reviews

Thursday, 20 October 2011

The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

In 7 words or less: Soft Horror for Mums & Moth fans.

Best bits? There aren't many. It's hard to get through. A giant black moth giving people foresight sounds cool on paper. However watching Richard Gere Squinting for 2 hours is a LONG slog. I'd have to say the final set piece was unexpected and woke my up a little bit; ruined by silly editing though.

Did it make you think thoughts? Made for exactly ten times more than Halloween it's more than ten times worse. It's a confused mess. It's psychedelic but does little to show the confusion of the characters. Also I need a LOT more Moth action. I might make a film based on the better winged beast "The Owlman of Mawnan Smith" he doesn't waste time giving people visions of disaster, he just scared the bejesus out of young girls (look out for it in your megaplex in 2020).

Would you watch it again? I couldn't imagine a scenario in which I would have the need to.

Rating (out of 100%): 42% Confused by wacky editing and not much of a story.
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