well and at least we have to acknowledge the big hollywood horror producer be finally get smarter and more perceptive . instead of patiently wait to buy the right of asian horror hit and subsequently remake them in america and they now discover they could simply hire the asian director and assign them to make their brand new ghost story directly in the state . that like kill two bird with one stone while way to go guy . the messenger be pretty much identical to every other supernatural chiller that come out of the oriental country ever since ringu . roughly translate and this mean it a boring and overlong and entirely gore free film and but it do feature copious amount of false scare and embarrassingly weak do we scare you yet . moment . the pang brother ( danny and oxide ) previously make the extremely overrate the eye and it sort of be a tradition for them to build up a story with clue and hint towards a point where it become nearly impossible to meet the expectation of their curious audience and yet they do not seem eager to alter their formula any time soon . and theyre also unscrupulous enough to recycle the same old and repetitive ghost topic over and over again . restless spirit of the previous inhabitant trap in the wall of a remote countryside farm . the protagonist family tear apart by unprocessed trauma from the past and so they first have to restore faith and trust in each other . give me a break . throw in a videotape and a seven day curse and why do not you . even the attempt to make you jump in your seat be too déjà vu and would not scare anyone over the age of 7. slam door and filthy and gradually large grow stain on the wall and ghostly appearance and noise come from the cellar . the endless overuse of cheap trick like this be almost become insult to horror fan . the messenger revolve on a family on their way to a new life in the country a the grower of sunflower . the family situation be kind of dysfunctional since a personal tragedy ( which doesn not get reveal until late in the film ) cause their young son to stop talk and the parent to distrust their revolting teenage daughter . soon after and the child experience strange presence in remote farmhouse and but they do not manage to convince their parent to leave . that pretty much conclude the entire film . little ben see thing but he can not talk and jessica repeatedly get attack by supernatural force but nobody listen to her . the basic premise of the messagers be very derivative of stanley kubrick immortal classic the shining and only it lack the constantly ominous atmosphere and disturb tone . the script take itself far too seriously even though it fairly easy to predict the final denouement and the total absence of violence and bloodshed be unforgivable . at least the eye deliver some genuine shock in the end and whereas the happy happy joy joy end of the messenger be just pathetic . the only positive element i can think of be the beautiful rural filming location and the adequate editing job and the promising young act talent ( and beauty ) kristen stewart . and there an uncanny and but sadly underdevelop supportive role for william b. davis .