... begin to wonder whether or not Miranda is really insane or not, who the terrifyingly terrified girl is she keeps seeing and most importantly whether each scene we see is reality, a hallucination or a dream etc. Just as we find ourselves believing Miranda is a very intelligent, happily employed and perfectly sane woman we are shocked to hear there is apparently conclusive evidence that she murdered her husband. Our view of Miranda completely changes, we now cannot be sure of any of our previous beliefs as to her characteristics. She is still able to think logically after the incident but this does her no good. She is utterly perplexed as to the nature of her husband's murder and simply cannot find answers through logical thinking. This Catch 22 scenario is not made any clearer with the random ghost/nightmare attacks Miranda has. The film takes itself too seriously to be ...

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