Half Light

Curled up on the couch last night with my wife to watch Half Light on TNT, based on my father's recommendation.

For once, Daddy got it right.

Half Light, starring Demi Moore, was a tense psychological thriller wrapped up in a ghost story that really delivered. Director Craig Rosenberg got the most out of a mostly stellar cast and captured the mood of the piece perfectly. The location didn't hurt things a bit. Filmed on an island off the coast of North Wales, the scenes were riveting, the landscape a character in and of itself.

Moore played a writer who leaves her husband and resettles in Scotland following the death of her son. To give you more of the plot than that would do the movie a disservice. Suffice it to say that Half Light is a thriller/ horror / love story that will captivate you from beginning to end. James Cosmo and Hans Matheson both delivered excellent performances and even Moore, an actress I've never been too fond of, played a convincing Rachel Carlson.

A must-see? Not necessarily.

Would you be disappointed? Definitely not.

A fine film.

I recommend it.

~BF