This is a good old-fashioned "horror" movie. Well, not much of a horror, though. Reminds me of Stephen King's works (storytelling) and Wes Craven's earlier movies (Chiller). There's even some E.A. Poe here. It is well directed, correctly acted, edited and shot almost perfectly (compliments to the camera-man). Much better than many of so-called horror movies nowadays (with few notable exceptions, of course). It's even funny occasionally. The basic concept is very well known "careful what you wish for..." and if you disregard obvious basic nonsense of "three wishes granting" (actually one is perfectly enough: make all my wishes come true), the rest is a nice little movie in which the atmosphere itself is scary, not the actual "slashes" and stuff. So, I like it. Of course there is a cliffhanger! "If the movie is a success, let's make some sequels and squeeze money out of it." On the other hand, it is a whole in itself and any sequels could ruin the whole idea. I recommend it to the people familiar with the genre (who could see the references and acknowledgments and appreciate good work)and anybody who wishes (be careful, though!) to see a good one. This movie deserves to be watched.
Review of The Monkey's Paw
