The biggest incentive for me personally was seeing familiar scenes from where I have lived for much of my life. No city was ever specified but there are several brief shots of the Charlotte skyline, and the Bank of America Tower spends a lot of time on screen.
The siblings end up in court, in the Union County N.C. courthouse I remember so well from when I was in college, when efforts were being made to save it. Strange that the court case is taking place in such a small building if the setting of the movie is a large city, but it's a nice looking historic building. And it gets a second appearance later.
Charles goes on TV with Susan Moyer. It's an amazingly realistic depiction.
Blaine moves into a hotel. Based on the credits, I will guess that this is The
Residence at SouthPark, though I've never seen it.
The cemetery is apparently in Charlotte since we can see the skyline, and the Bank of America Tower remains on screen through most of the scene.
Some of the subsequent incidents are quite violent, but the rest of the movie is pretty exciting, with car chases and fear of what's coming around every corner. I recognized several Charlotte landmarks in at least one car chase. I never saw the new Little Hardware but I remember the fire that destroyed the old one. If you blink you'll miss the stadium of the NFL's Carolina Panthers.
And then comes the amazing ending. Or at least I thought it was. There's more!
And it's still not over. Wait until you see what happens next!
And be sure to stay around for the credits. You don't want to miss that. It's not a critical plot detail but it's one you want to see.
Was this a great horror movie? Probably not, but it's worth seeing. It's somewhat humorous to start with and in the scenes involving the tabloid TV series. But once the movie makes the transition to more scary and exciting, I think it gets the job done.
Not a classic, but something to enjoy.
