Kevin Costner plays an author who, after a messy divorce, moves to the country with his kids. They purchase an old house on a ranch, and the kids discover a mysterious mound of dirt while playing in the woods. It turns out the mound may hold a long forgotten secret of mysterious ground dwellers that practice some funky mind control.
Sounds terrible, but this was pretty decent. Costner, who's never turned in a bad role, is a very good hero. He was believable and didn't go exploring after he heard the "bumps in the night". The kids are good as well. I wasn't too surprised to see James Gammon in the mix, it's good to see him around since "Appaloosa".
(SPOILER ALERT) A lot of folks are unsatisfied with the ending, but I really liked it. In the picture of the family, you can see a figure struggling out of the mound fire, and you're not quite sure if it's Costner. Then, one of the creatures comes up behind the boy.
I thought the ending was very interesting. It leaves the fate of Costner and his son in the air, and I thought that was a much better ending than "They all lived happily ever after" or something like that.
This was a cool movie, good acting, decent horror, kind of slow-moving. Goes great with popcorn and a couple buddies or a spouse/girlfriend.
Sounds terrible, but this was pretty decent. Costner, who's never turned in a bad role, is a very good hero. He was believable and didn't go exploring after he heard the "bumps in the night". The kids are good as well. I wasn't too surprised to see James Gammon in the mix, it's good to see him around since "Appaloosa".
(SPOILER ALERT) A lot of folks are unsatisfied with the ending, but I really liked it. In the picture of the family, you can see a figure struggling out of the mound fire, and you're not quite sure if it's Costner. Then, one of the creatures comes up behind the boy.
I thought the ending was very interesting. It leaves the fate of Costner and his son in the air, and I thought that was a much better ending than "They all lived happily ever after" or something like that.
This was a cool movie, good acting, decent horror, kind of slow-moving. Goes great with popcorn and a couple buddies or a spouse/girlfriend.