Straight Edge Life

Holy crap. This movie is so fantastically scary, it’s just madness. I’m in the middle of it now. Had to pick up the laptop to distract myself for a bit, it’s so freaky. Dakota Fanning is amazing. She’s so little but carries so much weight as an actress. De Niro and his stunning intensity almost has trouble keeping up with Dakota. Together they are amazing. And the movie itself is just perfect for the two of them. Widowed father with distraught child move into the country to leave behind the memories of mom’s suicide. Shortly thereafter the daughter, Emily, played by Dakota, makes friends with Charlie… and evil presence. Bad things start to happen at the same time as Emily’s mom’s death. 2:06 AM. Scary, evil stuff. I’m not through with the movie yet, but I just don’t see how they could possibly screw this up.