David S. Goyer cannot direct. This is his third film that he's directed. The other two were Blade Trinity and a film called ZigZag. I saw Blade Trinity and that was a really great way to let fans of the franchise down. It really sucked. Now he directs this movie, which is a remake of a Swedish film and was also a novel.
Nick Powell (Justin Chatwin, the kid that played Robbie in War of the Worlds) is a smart kid that everyone likes. They all look to him for help when it comes to French papers and other school assignments. I missed a bit of the beginning but I know that Nick's dad is dead and there was a party going on for Nick's graduation or something.
Annie Newton (Margarita Levieva, who?) is a rebellious teen. She robs and steals and does all sorts of stupid things. She hates pretty much everyone except for her boyfriend, Marcus, who is on parole. Her father lost his job as a police officer and now he's a security guard and her mom is dead and her stepmom is a lazy bitch that she hates. Annie and Marcus are out and about and they steal a BMW. Before they leave in the stolen car, Annie decides to run up and break into a jewelery shop and steal some necklaces and stuff. She is dumb enough to leave the stuff in her locker at school. Marcus didn't want her to steal the jewelry; he just wanted the car. So he rats her out to the authorities and she gets in trouble. She calls Marcus from the police department and tells him that somebody told. She is lead to believe that Nick did it. So she and her posse go find Nick and drag him out to the woods. They beat him up and then he pisses Annie off so much that before they leave, Annie kicks him right in the face. She kicks him so hard that it breaks Nick's neck. They suspect he's dead and so they hide the body. Nick wakes up not knowing he's dead. He goes to class and starts to talk to his girlfriend but she does not acknowledge him. The class then talks about one of Nick's poems that he wrote and make fun of it. He thinks everyone is ignoring him and so he takes a fat text book and throws it against the wall. It breaks some shelves, but then (GASP!) the shelves are back in place. Everything that he does, such as slap somebody, run into somebody, etc., happens but he is the only one that sees the reaction. It's all in his head. For some reason he can't figure it out. Hell I figured that out after the second or third thing he did. He then realizes that he is still alive actually after he is chilling at his house and sees his tweetie bird run into the window and sit there and suffer. The bird appears on his shoulder and he plays with it for a while and then it vanishes. He looks outside and sees his bird is dead. So even though no one can see or hear him, he knows he's still alive. Now he has to talk some sense into Annie through his creepy ghost limbo way and tell her to find his body so he can regain consciousness and get back on with his life.
This movie is so unrealistic it's not even funny. When Nick gets kicked in the face, you actually hear his neck break. Now from what I know, after someone's neck snaps after a kick or a huge twist, they're dead. So I don't see how he could possibly still be alive after that. I will say this; this story has been done before. Anyone remember the movie Ghost? Except this movie is a thriller but then it turns into a love story; it's not a love story the entire time. Towards the end, it becomes a complete Ghost rip-off and it is so cliched and stupid and obvious. There is no surprise or touching moment in this film. I was telling myself while watching this that now would be a good time to revise Mystery Science Theater 3000 and they can make fun of this movie along with the other crap that came out this weekend.
Seriously, stay as far away from this movie as possible. Go watch Hot Fuzz. That is more entertaining and it is intentionally funny to where this is unintentionally. David Goyer can write some okay scripts (he wrote Batman Begins and is also doing The Dark Knight). But please someone tell him stop directing.
Rating: 0 (out of 4)
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