I have never been an Angelina Jolie fan, but boy what an actress. I'll be very surprised if she doesn't win an Oscar for this role. The whole movie was incredibly well done. Knowing it is a true story (not BASED ON, actually true) will have you feeling sad, scared, angry, and just about every other emotion you can think of. Not for the faint-hearted, but otherwise go see it!
I know this movie is billed as a horror, but some of the scenes are so ridiculous that somebody must have been trying to make a comedy out of it. Where have you ever seen an anvil other than a cartoon? and you have to laugh at the "special effects?" at the seance. It's not worth paying for, but it's almost worth watching when it gets to tv, just for the fun of it all. Other than a couple of good startles don't expect to be frightened.
Okay, Brad Pitt did a great job in the role of the air-headed gymn jock, but even that got tiresome after a few scenes. George Clooney was a waste of talent; his character made no sense. For a film that is supposed to be a comedy, there are very few laughs. Very Disappointing.
My husband heard great things about this movie from all his friends so we went to see it against my better judgement. Besides, I owed him one after "Drag Me to Hell". Well as expected I found "The Hangover" to be stupid and boring. I think I laughed twice. I didn't hear him laughing a lot but he claims to have enjoyed it. Maybe it's a guy thing.