The Messengers by Cassidy Brizzolara March 12, 2007

Directed by brothers Danny and Oxide Pang The Messengers seems to be the ultimate scary movie. The story is set around an unhappy Chicago family moving to South Dakota . Denise (Penelope Ann Miller) and her hopeful farmer husband, Roy (Dillon McDermott) move their troubled teen daughter Jess (Kristen Stewart) and baby Ben (Evan and Theodore Tuner) to a deserted farm. Besides the family who lived there previous mysteriously moving, the house seems to be normal; except for a large black stain on the wall of the master bedroom. Ben, being a child, is more susceptible to see all the ghosts and haunts in the house. The first night they move in, he is already seeing them, and assumes they are friends. When the sunflower farming isn’t going as well as Roy thought, he hires a friendly neighbor to help him out. At this time, Jess is seeing the haunts as well, but through her persisting to her parents, they don’t believe her, and spend another night in the home. Through some research, Jess finds out why the ghosts are haunting their home. The ending comes as a wonderful surprise. This movie was not as scary as the commercials let it up to be. But the scare factor is high. The Messengers has gone out of theaters now, but when it comes out on rental, you should defiantly give it a try. If you like scary movies with a big twist you’ll love this movie.