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Got time to kill? Got a couple of dollars to spare? If so, I highly recommend watching The Mothman Prophecies.

After seeing the trailer for this film, I was really looking forward to seeing it. I have a good record of picking movies based on their previews, but this was not one I would say I nailed. Modeled after a book, the movie is supposedly based on fact, and I don’t think I care.

The movie opens with Washington Post reporter John Klein (Richard Gere) in the process of buying a new home with his beautiful wife, played by Debra Messing. On the ride home from closing the deal, the two are involved in an automobile crash caused by a mothman-like figure who appears out of nowhere.

Before Klein's wife passes away in the hospital, she scrawls out the moth-like creature's image on pads of paper.

Later, on a drive to Virginia, Klein blacks out and ends up in West Virginia where the semi-spooky plot thickens. Apparently he has been here before and has even harassed some of the locals.

A small-town police officer, played by Laura Linney, accompanies John Klein on his journey of mothman discovery. It seems this creature has been a regular visitor in the small town in West Virginia, and to top it off, it drops hints of future disaster. The two characters trace clues left behind by the elusive Mothman to an all too predictable ending.

The picture ends with a horrible tragedy involving a bridge and many, many motorists, bringing the connection to a real-life event full circle, and yet another mothman prediction has come true.

Although the premise is interesting, the film left me with the feeling that I had just watched an episode of "The X Files". Coupled with half-hearted scenes intended to thrill and/or chill, but only leaving the viewer yearning for something more, this viewer was left with a feeling of frustration. The acting in this film is not horrible. In fact, I have to admit Richard Gere does a very good job of making the viewer forget he is watching Richard Gere.

In closing, if you like Richard Gere and odd movies that seem to last for a very long time, you’ll love The Mothman Prophecies.

Bon appetite!

Written by: Michael Burks

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