Half Light on DVD (2006)

Laura from Lincolnshire, U.K , 05/04/2007

Half Light - The story line is nothing strikingly original, hardly edge of your seat stuff, the plot is a little thin in places and there are several places where the story inexplicably leaps forward by several weeks/months (years?) quite without reason. However, the acting is of a reasonable standard and the story is just good enough to keep guessing for at least some of the time, and there a few 'jumpy' moments, a few chills. Hardly a blockbuster, but enjoyable nevertheless, definately worth a look!

  12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

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Butler from Colchester, England , 28/08/2006

This is not a movie for the purists. It's riddled with clichees, the acting is stilted (Kate Isitt gives a masterclass in how not to act, and I say that as a fan of hers), the script is dazzlingly unoriginal stealing ideas from 'Don't Look Back', 'Wickerman' and about thirty other well known films, and the ending is as predictable as a Bruce Forsyth greeting. However, there are some positives. The film score of Celtic music is fabulous. And you can have loads of fun spotting 'mistakes' such as the fact that the roll of film removed from a camera is completely rewound despite several snaps having been taken. I actually quite enjoyed this DVD, despite the flaws, and my wife thought it was brilliant. If you're desperate for something to watch, and you don't mind B grade horrors, give it a go!

  12 out of 13 people found this review helpful

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PaulaWestwood from Ashton-Under-Lyne [Highly rated reviewer] , 02/11/2006

The scenery a bit of decent-ish acting and the overall atmosphere carried this from just plain to quite reasonable. The plot is fairly average, but all in all it won't be a total waste of your time.

  11 out of 17 people found this review helpful

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Nokando from Highlands , 22/02/2007

Pants is too generous a word for this absurd trash. You can hear your brain cells expire over the gentle crashing of the sea, as the utterly unlikeable Demi Moore sulks from scene to scene. One of those films where you keep on wishing something unfortunate is going to happen to the main character throughout.

I know the Hebrides pretty well - the film was supposedly set there, yet filmed on Anglesey! Why why why? It just all felt wrong from the off. There's also a scene early on where the camera twirls around the lighthouse & pans out. Here the film wins a Razzie for 'Worst Ever CGI Scene', which must have been generated on a sinclair zx spectrum.

If you're looking for something a little more hebridean/island, more convincing, with better cgi, more suspense and better acting, try Balamory instead.

  8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

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A customer from Essex , 08/12/2006

Really enjoyed this film and cannot understand why people have given it poor feedback...had a good storyline, acting fairly good and a twist.

Please give it a chance.

  4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

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Mbub from Westbury, Wilts , 18/04/2007

This movie is about a woman who loses her son in an accident and moves to a remote place to try and find some solitude, but she soon starts seeing ghosts and things ain't what they seem. Demi Moore is a good actress, but this movie doesn't really know whether its a thriller and a supernatural and I think thats where the problems started. The other actors' were ok, but I believe the director was hoping that the scenery, which is stunning in parts, would make the film a great one. The problem was that although the film is very watchable, just isn't up to the job. Watch, but don't expect miracles.

  4 out of 6 people found this review helpful

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