The good point: you will not reach the end of this film and feel ripped off. It is a competent and well made production.
You will, though, reach the end of the film and think: why did they bother to remake it? It tells exactly the same story, in exactly the same way. The actors do a reasonable job (with the exception of Mia Farrow who was miscast and rather poor). The writing is essentially a copy of the original with some very minor alterations.
It is a decent film with little or no reason to exist. The original had Gregory Peck, Billie Whitelaw, Leo McKern, Patrick Troughton, David Warner etc... all of whom added considerable class and creepiness. This 2006 remake has a group of actors who do creditable jobs, but just don't quite make match up to the level set by the original cast.
So yes... not a bad film by any means, but nothing special. Watch the original.
You will, though, reach the end of the film and think: why did they bother to remake it? It tells exactly the same story, in exactly the same way. The actors do a reasonable job (with the exception of Mia Farrow who was miscast and rather poor). The writing is essentially a copy of the original with some very minor alterations.
It is a decent film with little or no reason to exist. The original had Gregory Peck, Billie Whitelaw, Leo McKern, Patrick Troughton, David Warner etc... all of whom added considerable class and creepiness. This 2006 remake has a group of actors who do creditable jobs, but just don't quite make match up to the level set by the original cast.
So yes... not a bad film by any means, but nothing special. Watch the original.