Long time before Whisper, there were the Omen series, Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist and other movies with a mysterious child having supernatural powers, with strong references to occultism and religion. Here, the child (9-years-old boy David, splendidly performed by Blake Woodruff), has been "victimized" more as he is being kidnapped. The events coming then are catchy to follow, but they all end in a similar manner and are mixed with flashbacks and wolves. The cast is also nothing special, with the exception of Woodruff and Joel Edgerton as Vince Delayo.Well, the movie is okay to watch, and about 1h 20 minutes only, but as for similar plots, I still prefer movies where a child punishes evil (people) using his/her own wit and skills - as in Home Alone series, for example.

To be honest, I'm too sure what to make of this film.Acting, footage, story... all were OK, can't point my finger on anything specifically wrong, but neither on anything great. Nothing innovating or breathtaking, yet nothing bluntly disappointing.The kid is creepy, true. However, he's not creepy in any way we haven't seen before in the classic "creepy children" films like Children of the Corn and such. Also, it felt to me like there were some continuity holes in the story. Nothing visual (therefore nothing too blunt), but rather story-wise. All through the film the kid is presented as this diabolic creature with supernatural powers. Then how come the movie ended the way it did?Again, I can't say there was anything particularly wrong with this film, but there was nothing about it that would make it memorable. I'd say its worth watching if you come across it, but not worth going to trouble for.

My wife and I watched this movie because we're huge Lost fans and Josh Holloway was in it (can't get enough of Sawyer!). We didn't expect much as we'd never heard much about it before but right from the start we were hooked and it didn't let up-suspenseful right until the end. We were also surprised at how scary it was and loved the ending! Great characters, great dialogue and really good writing in general. Really slick production quality too with beautiful scenery. Special effects were great as well-never cheesy. Other people hit the nail on the head comparing it to The Omen and I agree it had a very "X-Files" feel to it. I highly recommend this film.

There is a good and entertaining horror drama thriller about a young child called David who is kidnapped - but everything is not as it seems about him, much as we might follow but in different circumstances in Joshua and other child demon movies such as SHIVER.No spill of blood or sex scenes and I don't think this movie is intended to be a really scary horror movie, thank goodness, it is much better as a drama thriller with loads of suspense moments.Takes a while to work out who the girl is killed in the opening scene but once we engage with the child character after 20 minutes or so, we begin to understand. Love the Santa concept which they delivered well at the end.the 'secret Jones' is of course also integral and paramount to the storyline. So many good things about this movie that they override anything bad.Its not a great movie but if you like thrillers with a touch of horror and drama, you will enjoy this.