BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Wyatt There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Michael Ledo This is perhaps the worse Costner film except for that Water World thing. The movie starts out great. It has a 4 to 5 star beginning. The setting is a fictional town called Mercy, South Carolina. PLOT SPOILER: It is based on Bishopville, home of the infamous Lizard Man. After Costner gets the boot from his wife, he moves into a fine southern plantation home with his snotty teenage daughter and normal son. The daughter becomes obsessed with an old Indian burial mound in their back yard (funny that the state hasn't declared it an archaeological treasure and put a fence around it). The house has a strange "history," but only the black people in town seem to know it. Louisa, played by Ivana Baquero, does an excellent job as the moody teen girl. It reminded me of the teen girl in Uncle Buck. You just want to smack her. The plot is predictable, which isn't all bad, after all we knew how The Passion was going to end and we went to see it. Rate this one low on your Netflix list.

beorhouse This movie ends stupidly and nihilistic, I guess to give it that digimodern "edge" everybody seems to think is so cool these days. Sorry I watched it. A cross between The Descent and The Haunted Mansion with some slasher thrown in for effect. Far too many characters are introduced and then not developed, and why is half of the cast from Scooby-Doo doing a cameo near the end of the film? Velma is as insistent and talkative as ever, and it looks like Shaggy finally went and got his doctorate in the paranormal. Redeeming value? No sex scenes, which are always gratuitous. So, the plot? A pre-human race of lamprey-mouthed bipedal cave dwellers need to survive so they rape Costner's daughter (we find her in the tub after the fact--and we see her blood streaming down the drain) and transform her into their queen ant. And where do they live? Beneath the local Indian burial mound, of course. You know, just stop making films if you don't know how. And Kevin--really? You need to redeem yourself with another Dances With Wolves. Not that you helped your career with that godawful version of Robin Hood, but we'll try to forget that one.

LeonLouisRicci An Initial Gut Reaction, with some Merit, might be to Avoid PG-13 Horror Movies and in a Good Number of Cases that would be a Good Intuition to Follow. This is One of those that Feels Quite Comfortable in that Category. It Wears its Limitations well and does not Rely Solely on Jump Scares (a PG-13 staple requiring no Blood or actual Horror), the Movie Manages to set up the Creep Factor in Original Ways, but also Relying on some Clichés.There are some Scenes that are just Simply Scary and the Creatures, when they show up, are Impressive as well as Goosebumpy. The Child Actors are Fine, Especially the Young Boy who Genuinely Looks Petrified and Kevin Costner does give it that "poor Mr. Costner try".The Film's Backstory of the Indian Burial Mound Surrounding the Grounds and Encroaching on the Innocent Inhabitants is Handled Properly. There is an Awkward Ant-Farm Tie-In that Works but is not Fully Fleshed Out but to Say More would be Saying too Much.Overall, if Family Friendly Horror is on Your Watch List, give this a Go, because You could do much Worse. It is a Satisfying Entry in a B-Movie Monster Category with Eerie Elements of the Supernatural for some Spice. The Final Shot is a Surprise and a Spine Tingler.

hutchison-929-813473 I kept thinking Costner must have had an impending balloon payment due; why else would he agree to star in such a ghastly movie. Surely he had to know, at one point during filming, that this was a howler. I am also surprised that Samantha Mathis signed on. While she isn't stellar, she is a decent actress and has appeared in some fine films, i.e. "Jack and Sarah." The rest of the cast was new to me and while the storyline did not permit any breakaway performances, I think the little boy has a future in movies. Can't say the same for any of the other leads. Anyway, I am left with several pithy questions: (1) what was the purpose of shotgun in this tale; and (2) the more burning question: Why the heck did I stay tuned?