Title: Not bad but...
Review: Even if you didn't know this was a Pang Brothers effort, you'd know it a mile off, as I did having missed the opening credits at the cinema.The Brothers Pang borrow liberally from their past work, notably The Eye - an outstanding film if ever I saw one - and the shame of it is that what was used to such intense effect previously is squandered on this film. The motifs have now become routine and formulaic. For a first effort it's not bad but the wet-blanket happy-ever-after ending lets it all down. I'd much rather no-one-here-gets-out-alive and have the birds peck the family's eyes out, starting with the wretched little rugrat that takes up way too much screen time.The cast generally give it their best shot but William B. Davis is wasted in a completely redundant role.If you want to see something shocking, suspenseful to the point of nerve-wracking, watch The Eye on a double-bill with The Birds and you have yourself a truly sleepless night.There's nothing new here at all.
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