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I hooked right into this movie from the opening minutes to the closing credits.It sets up the story with the creation of a fantastic atmosphere and the juxtaposition of science vs religion.What really rams this movie home is the first class cast, who deliver credibility, passion and doubt.It may have problems but I was connected enough with the movie to overlook them :)

Katherine (Hilary Swank), having suffered a great loss, is now debunking miracles around the world and a professor at Louisiana State. She's called into Haven, a small town in the bayou. A small girl (AnnaSophia Robb) is suspected of unleashing the plagues and causing her brother's death. Only Katherine and her colleague Ben (Idris Elba) find baffling things keep happening.It works well for the first half as they try to debunk the plagues. Somewhere along the way, the odd events plus hallucinations overwhelm the delicate balance. It would be so much better to keep a healthy dose of doubt. It fails to maintain the tension and goes full bore into the supernatural. Only it lacks the cinematic style to make the supernatural compelling or scary.