The Return

i think a round of applause is in order for whoever pieced together the trailer for rogue pictures' latest release, 'the return'. i myself, along with everyone else have been duped into believing it is in fact a horror film. on the contrary though, its actually a supernatural thriller. too bad it is not the least bit thrilling. 'the return' stars sarah michelle gellar as joanna mills, a young woman who has had personal problems since the age of eleven. it was at that age that she began having haunting visions depicting the murder of a woman whom she has never met. while in texas on a business... read more

i picked this film up for a bargain price and i was heavily intrigued. the cover was intense and it looked like a good and scary horror flick in the vein of the grudge, which also starred sarah michelle gellar and i liked quite a bit. so i looked forward to watching this film. now i see why it was in the bargain bin and why it was never (or barely) in theatres. firstly, it's not a horror film, it's a thriller and a boring one at that. secondly, it's unoriginal and really isn't that intriguing. thirdly, it just wasn't very good. sure it had some nice camera work and decent performances but read more