Absolutely Fantastic

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

I really enjoyed this movie. Not only am I a fan of Jeremy Sisto, I'm a fan of psychological thrillers that gives the audience a puzzle to figure out by the end of the movie. This flick provides both.I've seen people saying stuff like "well it doesn't explain XYZ." It's not supposed to explain anything to the viewer, the viewer is given clues throughout and put the pieces together to figure it out for themselves. It's sad that people have become so accustomed to being passively entertained, that they can't enjoy a movie unless everything is neatly organized in easily understood sound bites. This movie is about many things. If I were to give a short synopsis, I'd say it's about the lines blurred between belief and reality, delusion and magic. It's kind of like the Believers, only with some good old fashioned occultism thrown in. The only difference, is that the ending is supposed to be *subjective* to viewer interpretation. Does the shared dream between Jeremy Sisto and the little girl confirm that there's higher forces at work? Perhaps. If so, is it God? Or is it the result of a spell cast long ago? The world may never know.

population 436 was a movie that you would see on the shelf at blockbuster and say that it looks terrible but if you give it a chance it is a very well made and enjoyable film.it sucks now that blockbusters gone just for the fact that no one knows about these straight to DVD films anymore and a lot of the time nowadays,they are made better than a big budget picture.i really liked this movie and if your a thriller/horror buff you will enjoy this movie.kind of feels like watching one of those classic horrors from the 70s and 80s,eerie at times and an overall creepy feel.jeremy sisto was excellent as a lead character and hope to see in more leading roles.

I'm very sorry, I tried to give this movie the benefit of the doubt but it didn't hold my interest. I don't care for movies that remain the same throughout the entire movie and never gives you a feeling of satisfaction at the end.The situations that came up were totally unreal and the characters were so dumb that I thought I was watching something written by a bunch of teenagers. It seemed that nothing good ever happened, and there was no redemption at the end. However, if you like movies containing blank stares, boring scenes, and ends as bad as it started, then by all means this is your kind of movie!

I'm almost 70 and a bit old for this type of film, but I'm actually a fan of suspense-mystery-thrillers, and while this one was not completely original, it didn't disappoint. First of all, I liked the lack of special effects. The cinematography was beautiful, and while some felt the movie was slow, I appreciated the leisurely pacing. The reviewers keep mentioning similarities to "The Twilight Zone", and "The Wicker Man" (1974 version I hope), and they are right. But it also resembles some aspects of "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers", and the ending was a little like the old EC horror comics of the 50's. They often would lead you in a certain direction, then surprise you at the end with an ironic climax which played against expectation. In this film, the evil doings and religious ignorance the townsfolk display leads the viewer to expect the perpetrators to be exposed and the hero victorious, only to instead find that the townsfolk are pleasing God after all. Tragically amusing! Jeremy Sisto did a fine job as the Census Taker. I haven't seen him since "Grand Canyon" from 1991, where he played a 15 year old. The rest of the cast was satisfactory. I found the script to be intriguing, and while some reviewers found it predictable, I liked how the ending tied all the loose ends together cleverly. Unlike most of the "in your face" sadistic graphic trash that passes for horror films today, this atmospheric suspense film is a very pleasant and entertaining surprise. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and believe it is quite an original story, considering how many movies have been totally derivative in this genre.