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Title: Ugh.
Review: You know, I really wanted to like this movie. Having watched with no small sense of dismay the slow, methodical flame-out of John Cusack's career, hope still springs eternal that I will again see the actor I once knew and loved on the silver screen.Alas.Here's my real complaint about the film- I felt it relied too heavily on the *wink wink* of Poe references throughout the story and forgot to make the narrative in any way compelling. Cusack plays Poe at volume 11, nearly screaming every line of dialogue he has in the film. I'm guessing that was his way of interpreting Poe's alcohol addiction and macabre persona, but for me it felt overacted and at times a little cartoonish.Most of the film was forgettable for me, a cheap thrill ride with a lot of atmosphere but no real substance. I don't believe it was the intention of the movie to frighten, but I do believe it was meant to be suspenseful- in any event, on both counts it fell short.
