Gothika

What a spooky setting. Unfortunately, that's the scariest part of this movie, where and how it takes place. It could've been so good (if it weren't for the many unanswered questions and plot holes). But it seemed to be lacking something. It throws you into a nightmare before you really have a chance to care about any of the characters. It does happen along the way towards the end though. And somehow manages to be somewhat powerful. Near the end you kind of have a feeling what might happen (even if you can't quite predict exactly how). This movies tries too hard to be scary at the wrong moments. But in the end, turns out to be a decent story. The idea (for me about watching movies) is to escape reality for a while, and this sure took me away (to a place I wouldn't want to be for too long). This stayed with me a while after seeing it. "You can't trust someone who thinks you're crazy." Great line. This was a cryptic but entertaining ride, one that's worth seeing.