despite a totally misleading advertising campaign and this flick turn out to be an irritatingly clichéd and sub par haunt house flick with a totally implausible end . clue # 1 for all consider see this turkey represent sam raimi do not direct it . although commercial for the movie play up his involvement and in truth he be one of four producer . it too bad that someone as talented a raimi have allow his name to be use in conjunction with such a poor movie . i do not think he would ever have direct something like this while that task be leave to the pang brother . the screenplay for this film seem to have be cobble together from numerous other horror film and so you will find absolutely zero original content in the messenger . what we get be a scene here and there that be pluck straight out of pulse and a couple that could have come from the bird and one or two from the others and etc . nearly every scene and almost every line of dialogue and be one that have be lift from any number of other movie . the whole thing make for such a predictable movie that almost anyone will be able to figure out the surprise end long before it come . right about here would be a good time to point out that the advertising campaign and center on the idea that only child can see ghost and have nothing to do with this movie . in fact and everyone can see the ghost . the teenage daughter and mother character certainly see them and even quite early in the movie . i be sure that whomever be in charge of marketing come up with this campaign because the film need a unique angle to have any box office appeal and which otherwise be entirely absent . now you know and so do not be fool . perhaps what this movie lack most of all be anything resemble chemistry between the actor . it simply isn not there . all of the interaction come across a awkwardly stilted . couple with the hackneyed story and ridiculous plot hole ( just what be a guy who murder his whole family do still lurk around the small town where the murder happen and anyhow . didn not anyone think to maybe arrest him . ) and it all add up to a profoundly unsatisfying ghost flick that only manage to surprise anyone over the age of ten with cheap shot represent loud noise and visual flash and and anything short of a sheeted figure jump out of a closet and yell boo . all we get for our buck this time around be yet another poorly make film about spirit attempt to warn people away from a house . if there any message that the messenger delivers and it don not waste your time on this movie .