Simon West (Con Air, The General's Daughter) directed this movie, and there were a couple of tricks I thought were memorable. There was a scene where the killer was trapped in a living bird and water atrium, but we find out he escaped when the young girl, named Jill, played by Camille Bella, finds birds fluttering in the house.

Also, the house has motion sensors for each room's lights to turn on, and West played well with those. In fact, I think he could have played with them more.

The bottom line is, this movie went out of its way to stick every scary movie cliche it could within the first 40 minutes. After that, the picture got better and more intense.

The climax was very believable and not over-sensationalized, which I appreciated; however, the denouement of the film went right back to another cliche and ruined what it built up to.

This is a story which only works in today's technology, but it doesn't make the movie any better than the lame original version from 1970.

There's nothing to be gained from this movie; however, if you're a teenager and going on a date, this would be a decent pick. Don't expect a decent movie though, just a nervous girl sitting next to you.