I saw this back in the summer 1999, and rewatching it after all these years, I had same reaction :
I'm blown away by the stunning production design and huge cavernous sets, and I really enjoyed Catherine Zeta-Jones' performance. She is the only cast member with any charismatic spark.
Rest of movie is a misfire, A miscalculation of story and approach. There is no sense of dread or horror. The terribly conceived and executed CGI drops the scare factor to zero, There is no rooting interest in the plight of Lili Taylor's character, Her motivations and outbursts are increasingly annoying,
Overall, I believe in giving movies a 2nd chance, especially ones with so much talent involved, hoping things will improve as the years pass. But for this movie, even nearly 25 years after my first viewing, it is still haunted by the ghost of suckiness.
4/10.
I'm blown away by the stunning production design and huge cavernous sets, and I really enjoyed Catherine Zeta-Jones' performance. She is the only cast member with any charismatic spark.
Rest of movie is a misfire, A miscalculation of story and approach. There is no sense of dread or horror. The terribly conceived and executed CGI drops the scare factor to zero, There is no rooting interest in the plight of Lili Taylor's character, Her motivations and outbursts are increasingly annoying,
Overall, I believe in giving movies a 2nd chance, especially ones with so much talent involved, hoping things will improve as the years pass. But for this movie, even nearly 25 years after my first viewing, it is still haunted by the ghost of suckiness.
4/10.