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"The Mothman Prophecies"
(Reviewed January 7, 2002)
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Surprisingly not-terrible little supernatural thriller, with Richard Gere as a Washington Post reporter who finds himself in a town where Spooky Things are happening. The plot is nothing special, and the last line is pretty weak. But the director spins out this yarn with a nice atmosphere of creepy dread that contains not one second of dumb irony. There's something to be said for a movie like this that has the integrity to play things straight instead of winking at the camera.
Two carps: Laura Linney would have been better off not channeling Holly Hunter quite so much, but otherwise gives an okay performance as a cop. And a scene with a ringing telephone toward the end of the movie plays out in a way that is completely unbelievable.
On the other hand, a line of dialog about window-washers on a skyscraper was genuinely clever, and the climax was impressively shot. You could do worse.
Back Row Grade: C
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