i do not really expect much from the night listener and i actually never heard of it until i saw the cover in the videostore . however and the movie be very effective when it come to build up suspension and tension . on occasion it drag a little and but it actually help to keep you wonder what go to happen and more importantly represent when . a the movie progress and the character play by robin williams get drag into some kind of cat and mouse spiel to the point where he become obsess with find out the truth and existence about a 14 year old abuse kid that no one seem to have ever see in person . the night listener be an interesting story and which be great in build up the suspense throughout the movie and youre pretty much kept in the dark of who be lie and what real . however and in the end it kind of disappoints and doesn not live up to the potential it could have have . it doesn not really give you a detailed or plausible explanation about the other main character and which would have be helpful and interesting .