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The Mothman Prophecies Movie Rating: 
Evocative Chiller
When his wife (Debra Messing) dies after seeing a strange winged
creature, Washington Post journalist John Klein (Richard Gere) is drawn to
Point Pleasant, W.V., where police sergeant Connie Parker (Laura Linney)
admits to many local sightings of a similar creature.
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| Klein tries to determine if it is an angel, alien, monster, or portent of doom, and how it relates to his wife's death. Unbelievably, the film is based on actual events from 1967, recounted in a book by John Keel, but director Mark Pellington is less concerned with convincing the audience than with using cinema's tactile elements to create the perfect amount of tension, confusion, and fright. Despite its genre trappings, this film is such an evocative chiller about the unexplainable that it doesn't need to provide a rational explanation. |
 Laura Linney and Richard Gere Photo by Melissa Moseley Courtesy of Screen Gems |
Gay Interest:
SomeMessing is half of TV's Will and Grace. Linney played Mary Ann in all the Tales of the City installments. | |
