Whisper (2007)

Best movie ever!

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

I've always enjoyed the evil-vs-evil sub-genre, even though the plot eventually turns into a classic good-vs-evil struggle. Those films are rare, and that much sweeter when they do show up. A demon in the guise of an 8 year-old boy gets kidnapped and ends up having a lot of fun – along with the viewer - with this luckless captors. Most "evil children" horror flicks suck, either because the kids are awful actors or simply due to the fact that when children perpetrate grievous evil deeds they look as ridiculous as talking/gun-wielding monkeys in futuristic sci-fi bombs. There are always the pleasant exceptions though. Certainly some people will moan about this being too much like "The Omen", but "Whisper" is far better than that movie. It also has a finale somewhat reminiscent of "The Shining", but who cares.The kidnappers are a mixed bag, as was to be expected. A small minus is the fact that half of them are far too nice to be snatching other people's children for ransom. The female kidnapper hasn't got a bad bone in her body; in reality, such a woman would be more akin to an Aileen Wournos than a Mother Theresa. (Well, actually Mother Theresa was more demonic that ten of those demon kids combined, but I use her name to make a point and not to un-blemish her tarnished name.) Her boyfriend is also far too nice to be a former felon. But there you go – that's left-wing Hollywood for you; they always have and always will either glamourize the criminal mind or trivialize/diminish his/her evil. Not that this movie has any political agenda – for once. It's becoming difficult these days to find an American movie that doesn't contain at least an ounce of liberal propaganda, and this goes even for the horror genre. I like the fact that they didn't get the kid to overact. I mean, the director could have easily shown him Nicholas Cage or John Travolta films (or both: "Face/Off") to inspire him to mug and grimace like a bloody buffoon – which is doubly worse when a kid in a horror thriller does it. Instead, the kid merely throws a subtle smirk here and there, which says a thousand words. The movie has a strange, tiny sub-plot involving the rivalry between two detectives working on the case. No idea why they threw that in.

Not terribly impressed with Whisper for reasons that follow. The trailer pretty much gives everything away. What you see is what you get, except that the film does have a few twists and turns. The child actor who, as we know from the trailer, is abducted, is almost nauseatingly conceited and OVER ACTS in his role. There are some interesting parts of the storyline which could have been better developed, not to mention a deeper character development wouldn't have hurt. There are times it seems the film drags on and then "BOO", a scary moment appears. I read some other reviews of this title and someone compared this film to The Ring and The Omen. The Ring? No, The Ring was very well done and Whisper is nothing like The Ring, which did have genuine creepy moments. As for The Omen, well, we know (again just by viewing the trailer) that there is something wrong with this boy but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it is as good as The Omen. Similar behaviour, perhaps, but nowhere near as good. Finally, I did enjoy the kidnapping aspects and how that unfolded, which made the film more of a Thriller.This film is great for the average individual or group looking for a scary thrill but will not hold up to the standards of big Horror fans.

This is one of those movies that is not bad, it's simply nothing special. It's highly predictable and doesn't manage to scare you at all - or barely at best. If you haven't read the description of the movie you will most likely be able to predict the rest of the movie by the time you figure out what's going on.This movie is a typical mediocre horror movie that is a good example of why horror movies aren't more popular. The story is very simple and nothing really happens that is interesting or unpredictable. It's just one cliché after another.The actors are alright, though. The ending was the best part of the movie. That's it. Nothing else to see.

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.