From the director of Arlington Road comes a spine-tingling super-natural thriller based on actual events that will rattle your nerves and shake your beliefs. Distraught by the sudden tragic death of his wife (Debra Messing) John Klein (Richard Gere) a journalist for The Washington Post finds himself mysteriously drawn to a small West Virginia town when his car inexplicably strands him. Rescued by the sympathetic but skeptical local police sergeant (Laura Linney) he soon learns that many of the town’s residents have been beset by bizarre events including sightings of an eerie “moth-like” entity similar to the one seen by his late wife.

Investigating further and having his own terrifying encounters with the creature he becomes obsessed with the idea that this supernatural being can predict impending calamities and is trying to warn the town of one. Is this a psychic delusion brought on by his grief or can he convince the police sergeant that there’s a tragedy that must be averted? His life and potentially others’ lives depend on his making the right choice before time runs out.

I wasn’t sure if I was going to enjoy this movie or not when I rented it. The title intrigued me, and I’ve always enjoyed Richard Gere’s movies. Although The Mothman Prophecies has a supernatural being that can torment and injure people, this is more of a suspense thriller than a horror movie and a rather slow-moving one at that. Still, it was better than I thought it would be.

If it weren’t for the fact that other people were seeing and experiencing this mothman creature, I would have thought that Klein had lost his marbles. There was plenty of evidence that something strange was happening in this town, such as the burn marks on the trees, the inhuman voice that talked to the doomed Gordon as well as Klein, and the physical injuries others received.

Klein tries to approach this from a journalistic angle, while police sergeant Connie Mills tries to keep order in Pleasant Hill. When the mothman starts messing with his head by bringing up painful memories of his wife, Klein begins to unravel emotionally. Gere gave a great performance, as did Laura Linney (playing Mills).

While The Mothman Prophecies had a good plot, it sparked more questions than it gave answers. Just how accurate are predictions? Is this mothman real? Is it worth risking your life and/or livelihood to prove that you’re right? Recommended.

Producer Lisa McIntosh, aged 42, is the latest victim in what seems to be a curse for those who investigate the Mothman. Read the full story about the curse at Cryptomundo.com.