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Hmmm... Actually, I think that when little Sean said "Don't tell Anna".. he actually meant: "Don't tell Anna that I took the letters you buried." Remember that Clara was showing little Sean her dirty hands in the bathroom, meaning she wanted to tell him she tried digging up the letters and found, of course, that they weren't there anymore. SHE knew it was the only way Little Sean could have known all those details about Anna. And Little Sean realized it when he saw her dirty hands...Little Sean was there in the early scene to show that he was in a position to dig up those letters, and later he recognized Clara as the one who buried them.Hence: "Don't tell Anna" is just another clever diversion to make us think that he is the reincarnation of Anna's husband.

Nicole Kidman plays widow Anna, who is engaged to be remarried. A swift turn-of-events has Anna meeting ten-year-old Sean, who tells her he is has been reincarnated from the spirit of her first husband. As Anna couldn't get the boy out of her mind and the boy is adamant he is her first husband, this puts the engagement between Anna and her fiancé on the line.The story is both unsettling, yet breathtaking and full of suspense, filmed in a way that captures the beauty of the drama and the unfolding events; it leaves you wondering if there is life or some other dimension or world after death.To top it off, the acting is convincing and the scenery and atmosphere wrapping the entire movie are fascinating.Grade B

This had to be one of the worst movies I've ever seen. The description on the back of the cover just is not what the movie is. This could have been a good movie if the audience could have learned more about the characters. I still don't understand why Anna thought the kid was Sean. The kid never spoke of anything they did together or gave her any good reason to really believe he was her dead husband. Some of the scenes are so long and drawn out that I thought my DVD paused itself. What to say about the bathtub scene? Very disturbing. This was just one strange movie. There is no other way to explain it. Don't waste your time seeing it.