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Plot Summary
When a devoted mother and wife begins to experience a series of intensely terrifying visions, she soon begins to question her own sanity in a deeply unsettling psychological thriller from first-time feature filmmaker Ariel Vromen. By day Danika (Marisa Tomei) works at the local bank, and by night she assumes the role of loving family-woman to her husband Randy (Craig Bierko) and their three children Brian (Ridge Canipe), Kurt (Kyle Gallner), and Lauren (Nicki Prian). After experiencing a frighteningly vivid hallucination one day at work, the stressed-out twenty-five year old decides to quit her job and spend more time at home with the family. Though she soon opts to seek the help of a youthful therapist, Danika 's paranoia regarding the safety of her children grows increasingly intense as news stations begin to air a series of gruesome crime stories which all seem to concern the harming of young children. As paranoia rapidly morphs into panic and a series of premonitions leaves the fragile Danika an emotional disaster, the now-hysterical mother does her best to discern whether her continuing visions are the result of a deepening mental illness, or some unknown power from far beyond her realm of comprehension.
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Watch it...but don't think
This movie is probably a 4 star movie but I'd like my opinion to be the first :). Sadly, because of movies like The Sixth Sense (which is classic) we've become accustomed to predetermine the ending of a movie without fully enveloping ourselves in the simple enjoyment of just watching a movie for the sake of watching a movie. I encourage you, if you're interested, in seeing this movie to simply see it. Watch it because you want to get lost in a movie...ignore what reviews you've read and just enjoy. It's not an easy movie to digest but it's brilliant, in my eyes. Watch it, take a break (smoke what ya want, drink what ya want...sleep on it). When you step away from this movie and truly think about what it's all about, I think you'll appreciate it. I didn't know what to think 'til I had a chance to step away from it...I think it's great. Rent it, watch it and give it some true reflection and I think you'd enjoy it. My last opinion: reflect on this movie AFTER you watch it, NOT while you're watching it. Why wasn't this in theaters?!?!
Surprisingly good
It really is a superb movie. If you have watched STAY from 2007 this one kind of reminds me of that. It has the same surprise element, where nothing seems to make sense in the beginning and still won't make sense until the last minute where you realize all the things went down and put the pieces together. Really great movie.
Ignore references to other movies
First, ignore all references in the other reviews to movies like Sixth Sense and Premonition. Try to watch it without preconceptions. This is actually a surprisingly good movie, which will make you think. The acting falters a bit at times, as does the direction, but overall, it is worth watching.
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