The trouble isn't just that this haunted-house story, written by Mark Wheaton and directed by Hong Kong filmmakers Danny and Oxide Pang, is both formulaic and derivative. It's that it's completely free of atmosphere, the very thing that their 2002 THE EYE had in such creepy abundance.
The Solomons are looking to leave behind their troubles when they move from Chicago to North Dakota. Roy (Dylan McDermott), who's been unemployed for two years, has bought a rundown farm and intends to raise sunflowers; he and his high-strung wife Denise (Penelope Ann Miller) hope the change will straighten out teenage daughter Jess (Kristen Stewart), whose drunk-driving escapa...
Released:
2007
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
84 mins