I was lucky enough to see a copy of this with my wife recently... and wasn't entirely sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised! The acting of all characters was very good, with Ms. Moore putting in an excellent, yet sometimes implausible (scripting?), performance. The shooting of the film is excellent with the locations adding much to the feeling of the film. There are enough twists and turns in the plot to keep you guessing, even if you think you have it worked out within the first half, as we both did, you'll doubt yourself from then on in.

My one criticism is the start of the film. It feels somewhat piecemeal and directionless, perhaps on purpose to mirror the main characters state of mind, but it just doesn't seem to gel, and the scoring feels the same, however don't let that stop you watching this film as once past the first few scenes you will be tripping over yourself trying to figure it out.

All told this was a well produced, well filmed, well acted movie, and don't believe any of the 'horror' tags, it's more suspense/thriller, and very good to boot!

In London, the successful novelist Rachel Carlson (Demi Moore) is married with the mediocre aspirant writer and great editor Brian (Henry Ian Cusick) and they live in a comfortable apartment with her son Thomas Carlson (Beans Balawi). While writing a new novel, Rachel forgets the back gate open and Thomas drowns in a lake. Eight months later, Rachel is still disturbed and she decides to move alone to a seaside cottage in Ingonish Cove, a very small coastal Scottish village. Sarah decides to visit the lighthouse in the island close to her house to help in her research for the book, where she meets the lighthouse keeper Angus McCulloch (Hans Matheson). One month later, she falls for him and they make love. On the next morning, she invites Angus to go to a birthday party in the shore, and while waiting for him, she discloses that Angus McCulloch died seven years ago. Rachel returns to the island trying to prove her sanity to her neighbor Finlay Murray (James Cosmo), and they see that the lighthouse is completely empty. Rachel has a breakdown and she asks for help to her psychiatric Dr. Robert Freedman (Nicholas Gleaves) and to best friend Sharon Winton (Kate Isitt) while she is haunted by ghosts.

"Half Light" is a surprisingly good movie, having a great script, direction and performances. The plot is slowly disclosed, in a low pace, and shifts with many twists to the most opposite directions, all of them unexpected, with wonderful surprises. Demi Moore gives credibility to her grieving character and in the end this movie is above average and a good entertainment. The conclusion is not bad, but I believe it could have been more elaborated. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Protegida Por um Anjo" ("Protected by an Angel")