i would say no . the movie look pretty . some of the acting be good but at other time be way over the top . i do not find the movie suspenseful or scary and i be not sure why anybody would and although some people seem to . roger ebert and peter weir ( both people who like this film ) sum it up nicely . ebert describe it a a film that be free of plot that it be a film that doesn not have any final explanation and exist only a an experienceweir say that he work very hard to have the audience lose awareness of the fact . he do everything he could to hypnotize the audience away from think that there might be a solution . so if you watch this film you should not try to figure it out . realize that it not really a mystery and there be no answer . if you try and apply any logic or reason to the film and you will find yourself be frustrate . if you want to see it and expect a film experience but do not expect a clear story and realistic character or a plot . i find the film to be long and slow and plod . the point where the three girl disappear be probably the best moment in the whole film and a somebody else note and but one brief moment of entertainment in an otherwise ambiguous film be not enough . i watch it think that it be a mystery . i watch the character do odd thing ( like fall into fit of apparently simultaneous narcolepsy ) and think to myself what the heck be that . i try to use logic to piece together thing that people do and say . i obviously go into this film with wrong expectation . i think there would be a plot and i thought there would be a mystery . i should have read ebert and weirs comment prior to watch the film and i would realize that there be no plot and that the director do not want you to even think for one moment that there be the possibility of an answer . it be a film that be intentionally obtuse . if youre look for a dreamlike escapade or something to soothe you to sleep then perhaps this film be for you . ps represent this film be not base on any true event any more than the blair witch project be . search the internet for more information and educate yourselves .