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SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Beulah Bram A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

rooprect If you recognize the line in my title then you might want to turn away because you won't be able to sit through this movie with a straight face. Through no fault of "Rosewood Lane" which otherwise is a good thriller, it dives into a plot that seems so preposterous that it became the running gag in the hilarious 80s dark comedy "Better Off Dead". That plot is, of course, that a supernatural psycho paperboy terrorizes the town.Excuse me, I just spewed milk out my nose.OK getting serious for a minute, "Rosewood Lane" handles itself very well. It should be noted that it is NOT a horror movie; it's a thriller. And, as the filmmakers explain in the "Making Of" feature, that means it has a slower pace, more character development and more atmospheric investment than the average slasher. Aside from a death in the opening scene, half the movie focuses on the main character's psychological complexities (growing up abused, dealing with newly surfaced demons of her past, a failed relationship, issues of professional ethics, and perhaps a slight nod to her OCD). While this side of the movie doesn't provide many popcorn spilling shockers, I thought it was a new & interesting angle of approaching the protagonist. In a sentence: she's just 1 psychology degree away from the looney bin, herself.So when she starts seeing a psycho paperboy stalking her around every corner, we're not quite sure how much is real and how much is delusion. I think Rose McGowan did an excellent job of playing a tough, mentally guarded character who is overcompensating for deep, suppressed issues which she probably hasn't conquered as she'd like to claim.Another good acting job comes from Daniel Ross Owens (creepy paperboy) who, though perhaps looking too old for the role, pulls off the psychotic thing really well, particularly in an awesome "laugh" he delivers toward the end. You'll know the one I'm talking about.So in the end I recommend this movie to anyone who is not expecting a horror flick but rather a slow moving thriller with some good momentum. In style/feel alone (not in story!) I might compare this to "The Sixth Sense" because it has an atmosphere of darkness with a surreal quality lighting the main actors. In other words it has a dreamlike quality to it, not stark realism. I thought that was a nice choice considering the psychological spin. In the interviews, the director mentions Hitchcock (in particular "Psycho") as perhaps a strong influence, and I can definitely see that, the way the house at Rosewood Lane becomes a sinister character itself, like the Bates Motel.But... oh lordy help me, I just couldn't get those 80s paperboys out of my head. If you see this movie, then just for laughs afterwards, AFTERwards so not to spoil it, go to YouTube and search for "Better Off Dead two dollars" and you'll see what I mean. Even the foot-in- the-door gag is there, making me wonder if it was a direct homage. Well you know what they say... ghoulies & ghosties & long legged beasties & paperboys who go bump in the night...

Michael O'Keefe Don't tip the paperboy. Directed by Victor Silva, ROSEWOOD LANE is creepy and old fashioned fright. Radio talk show psychiatrist Sonny Blake(Rose McGowan)moves back into her childhood home after her alcoholic father dies. The neighborhood leaves a bit to be desired, and it becomes obvious the paperboy(Daniel Ross Owens) may not be playing with a full deck. The doc's boyfriend is a District Attorney, Barrett Tanner(Sonny Marinelli), and after helping her move, she confides that she was traumatized by her father's brutality during her childhood. She even has ideas that the weird paperboy had something to do with her father's death and on top of that, she thinks he is stalking her and even calling her radio show. Does bizarre behavior actually translate into evil? Others in the cast: Leslie-Anne Down, Ray Wise, Bill Fagerbakke, Ashton Moio, Lin Shave and Rance Howard.

dynastylounge305 This movie was completely a waste of my time. The story line gets you no where and doesn't make sense at all. There is no back story to the villain you never find out if the freaking Paper Boy is a real person or some kind of demonic force or triplets or all of the above and you never find out what the F-word his purpose was or who he was. I should expect this from the same douche bag who made those horrible jeepers creepers movies. Also you never find out in the end if her freaking husband is dead or alive. More about this paper boy, number one the paper boy doesn't look like a boy or minor at all. I feel like this movie was horribly thought out with excellent actors. I think everyone watching this movie lost at least 20 point off there IQ. May God have mercy on the souls of these bastards who made this film.

sol-diese This is a bad movie, please waste your money on booze or crackers instead of paying for this... Lots of talented actors in that flick but the acting is bad, if it was intended to be a scary movie, it miserably failed to achieve this. This is what happens when you have great actors and a bad director, all actors in there were poorly guided and it shows from the start... I love movies, especially suspense/horror flicks and I hate to say bad stuff or make a bad review but after watching this last night (and I did watch the whole movie) I just felt like I had to warn folks who would be tempted to watch the movie... I felt sorry for the actors, I felt sorry for people who actually paid the full price to see this movie in theatres - if it ever made it. Anyways, watch at your own expenses, this is not a good movie, Rose McGowan and Lauren Velez can do much better when properly directed.