Rodrigo Cortes, director of 2010 Sundance Film Festival movie "Buried," returns with his newest film "Red Lights," part of the premiere program at Sundance 2012. Starring Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, and Elizabeth Olsen, one would expect "Red Lights" to be a fantastic movie with its star-studded cast. However, I can guarantee over 70% of movie go-ers hated it. And at first, I was not impressed either. The film follows two professors--Dr. Margaret Matheson and her assistant, Tom Buckley--on their journey to disprove all pseudoscience, paranormal beings, and metaphysical activity on the basis of sound science.

The first 110 minutes of the 119 minute movie prove typical. It was a relatively well-made film on a large budget with good acting, nice cinematography, and an engaging story line. But nothing out of the ordinary. Nothing that would make anyone in the audience love, or absolutely hate, it either. But the last nine minutes prove to be the turning point. With an unexpected twist and a series of confusing events, the movie ends in the most unpredictable way I could think possible. At the end, the audience is left with one question: what just happened? And it is not a question that will be answered soon.

During the Q & A session after the premiere of the film on Friday, January 20th, an audience member asked Cortes what had happened at the end. Cortes refused to answer the question, responding "I believe everyone has to figure it out for themselves." Most movie go-ers do not appreciate this sort of frustrating ending--we are left with no definitive answer and no idea what happens to the characters after the credits role. However, I believe that "Red Lights" is one of the most rewarding movies I have seen in a while, because it makes viewers do something not required of them in most theatrical movies: think. Everyone else can hate on it all they want, but when "Red Lights" comes out on DVD, I will be first to purchase it and make sure to spend a couple of Saturdays watching it on repeat. I need to know what happens and I plan on finding out for myself.