My wife and I just finished watching Half Light. We're both huge fans of Hitchcock (bought the boxed sets over the last few years and have made our way through them twice at least). We thought this film was Hitchcockian in the story-telling, the characters, and the unfolding of the mystery. Really well done and underrated in our opinion. Glad some friends of ours recommended it. Well worth a viewing.
shareThat sums it up for me. I really enjoyed this film.
shareloved it.
especially how you get sucked into the perfect dream life and then the perfect man, etc. and still you have the ghosts so no one's hallucinating because you saw the ghosts, but some of the characters weren't looking when the ghost appeared. and then you realize you've been played....hey...just like Rachel.
cool movie!
I would say it's definately Hitchcock-lite in the fact that it delves under the skin of an ideal lifestyle to expose the darkness of the human condition.
The one thing that puts the film off the Hitchcock element slightly is the "appearance" of her child so soon after his death.
Hitch would've teased and taunted his audience with "did i see that?" moments as opposed to blantantly showing the kid on several occasions (for a great example of Hitch's "ghosts" check out "Rebecca" and to a lesser extent "Vertigo"). I think the lack of tension is what takes it out of the classic Hitch thriller territory but I'm sure if he ever saw it he would have a wry little smile over it.
Too true and I loved it - very moody and atmospheric.
shareAre you guys talking about Alfred Hitchcock, cause I don't get how you can compare this movie to his work.
share^This^....how insulting to the master of suspense to compare him to this mediocre straight to DVD title lol
"Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble."
Really, you have to be kidding here.
I could make allowances or assume that someone had only seen a handful of films in their entire life, but since you've been bold enough to mention a famous master of cinema like Alfred Hitchcock - I just have to make a complaint.
While I'm glad if someone enjoyed the film, it has to be said that it is average at best, completely predicatable and occasionally quite maudlin. I couldn't help thinking of a Thomas Kincaid production painting.
The location is beautiful and the film is competently shot but there are some really cheese-y details. Early on there were some cring-worthy jump cuts as Moore's character drove along - perfect for a music video but jarring for a pastoral tone. A couple of 'steals' from DON'T LOOK NOW and THE SHINING are no big deal but how many dozen films use the doll or toy imagery? Dozens of dozens? An accomplished novelist who can barely use her own 'lucky' manual typewriter? A journalist friend talking on a cell phone who could easily do research on good ole dead Angus and send any photo she found to her friend's smart phone?
Hitchcock would not be damn proud or proud at all. He would probably be offended and have quite the struggle not to say something terse and cutting.
[*Here I steel myself to go and watch the remainder of HALF LIGHT*]
...........Hate is the essence of weakness in the human mind...........
I saw Hitchcock mentioned on the DVD blurb. I just bought it like that. I was not disappointed.
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