Ah, the good old days when every film critic didn't feel the need to insert themselves into the critique. It's about the movie, not you.

@1 I apologize for the indulgence, but rarely have I seen a horror film that has affected me quite like this one, and I felt it worthwhile to mention that. It gave me what I want and so rarely get from horror: it made me *feel* something. I'll try to restrain myself next time.

I'd want to know if a reviewer laughed at a comedy, and I'd want to know if a reviewer had creepy feelings that stuck around after a horror movie. That's absolutely pertinent to a review.

I saw the film last Friday, at the Egyptian. And the version I saw didn't end at a pool. But on a sidewalk on the street that the girl Jay and her sister Kelly live on. Maybe mine was different because it was the Midnight showing.

Film Reviews need to be about the film. That's what I think anyways.

@4 I saw the same film. It begins and ends in pools, not counting the framing device, i.e. the prologue and the epilogue. I didn't want to give too much away.

I thought the film ended with them, Jay & Paul, leaving the house (Jay's). Walking across the street to where Greg lived. Seeing the Cops there. Then continuing down the sidewalk. Shot from behind. Then the camera switches to a front view. Showing what looks to be a High School kid walking up on them...Fade to Black.

@6 I thought of that sequence as an epilogue or a coda--like Carrie's hand shooting up from the grave at the end of the De Palma film. I don't want to say more, because that might spoil the movie for those who haven't seen it. Suffice to say, the very last scene shares something in common with the very first scene, and it has to do with the paranoia I described.

@7, I agree.

One thing I have yet to see talked about regarding this film is how much stuff the film-maker had packed into it: (sort of spoiler warning) why do people mostly drive cars from the late 70s and early 80s, Why do they watch even older movies on decrepit cathode ray televisions. Then there is the nerdy sister that reads from a futuristic kindle like hand held device like the one in Her. What about the fact that the follower is often some creepy older person who is either partially or fully naked. Many layers here and nods to various influences that you don't often see in a horror film. I suspect we will be seeing some more interesting stuff from this film maker. I was thinking that about the lead actress as well, but of course Hollywood rarely reacts in rational ways when it comes to rewarding/nurturing talent.