When her son drowns in an accident, novelist Rachel Carlson (Demi Moore) moves to a small Scottish town where she hopes to pick up the pieces of her life. Whilst she is there, she encounters and then falls in love with the local lighthouse keeper Angus (Hans Matheson). However, strange things begin to occur. Her dead son begins to send her messages from beyond the grave, the local medium starts to act strangely around her and then Rachel discovers something shocking about Angus....
I hadn't really known that much about this movie before I picked it up at my local rental store. I had initially believed it would be a mediocre horror movie but was pleased to discover that it was actually very good! It has a gentleness to it at the beginning and the scenery was beautiful to look at. As the supernatural elements increase, it becomes similar in tone to the movie "What Lies Beneath". Fridge magnets move by themselves, type writers spit out their own messages and dead people appear in dark doorways.
Although never really scary, the movie has some good ideas and an almost dreamlike quality to it. The central mystery is a good one and engages the viewer, keeping you interested in the story and what the outcome will be. The two main leads have a good chemistry allowing you to believe that they could fall in love and, about three quarters of the way into the movie, there is a nice twist which turns things on its head in a way that I didn't see coming.
Demi Moore offers a very good performance here. I've never been a big fan of hers but this is certainly one of her better movies. Henry Ian Cusick (who fans of the television show 'Lost' will recognise as Desmond) is also very good. I'd like to see him in more films.
In summary, I'd recommend this movie. You'll probably find yourself as surprised as I was.
I hadn't really known that much about this movie before I picked it up at my local rental store. I had initially believed it would be a mediocre horror movie but was pleased to discover that it was actually very good! It has a gentleness to it at the beginning and the scenery was beautiful to look at. As the supernatural elements increase, it becomes similar in tone to the movie "What Lies Beneath". Fridge magnets move by themselves, type writers spit out their own messages and dead people appear in dark doorways.
Although never really scary, the movie has some good ideas and an almost dreamlike quality to it. The central mystery is a good one and engages the viewer, keeping you interested in the story and what the outcome will be. The two main leads have a good chemistry allowing you to believe that they could fall in love and, about three quarters of the way into the movie, there is a nice twist which turns things on its head in a way that I didn't see coming.
Demi Moore offers a very good performance here. I've never been a big fan of hers but this is certainly one of her better movies. Henry Ian Cusick (who fans of the television show 'Lost' will recognise as Desmond) is also very good. I'd like to see him in more films.
In summary, I'd recommend this movie. You'll probably find yourself as surprised as I was.