There is evidence to suggest that children are highly susceptible to paranormal phenomenon. They can see what adults cannot, they believe what adults deny. And they are trying to warn us. In The Messengers, a thriller starring Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller and John Corbett, the Solomon family has left big city life for a secluded farm in North Dakota. Soon after they arrive at their new home, 16 year-old Jess and her 3 year old brother begin seeing ominous apparitions that no one else can see, and are repeatedly attacked by something from the other side. Now they must try desperately to warn the rest of the family before it's too late.
This movie was really really good for 9/10 of it. As usual with these types of spooky, make you jump out of your seat movies it is very hard to cross the finish line. They always seem to be the right amount of creepy and has you sitting on the edge of the seat and then it's time for the grand finale and you are kind of left staring at the screen like a confused dog with your head to the side thinking "what?" Even though this movie made WW (she lives for these kind of movies by the way) and I both feel that way, the movie was still very enjoyable. Even as the movie was winding down in a mostly lame way, we were both still sitting on the edge of our seats and jumping out of them. Well, WW was jumping out of her seat. I was merely jumping out of the way of her elbows of death that she likes to throw towards my ribs when she is scared during a movie.
I would recommend this movie regardless of the off ending. It's very much worth viewing especially if you like these kinds of movies.
