The reality of this film did not live up to expectations. I'm not normally a horror film fan, but this one was worth watching, at least for the beginning.
It started very well, the fright and disorientation of the two main characters waking up in a cold, scruffy warehouse, the clues that didn't seem to lead anywhere, desperately trying to work out what was going on.
The psychological aspect was executed brilliantly, two strangers forced to co-operate, yet deeply suspicious of the other. There were some genuinely gruesome moments involving the title of the film, the main characters having reached breaking point.
The ending, however, lacked any sort of imagination. It was clumsy and not particularly disturbing, given the context of the excellent earlier part of the film it was rather disappointing.
Thriller - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Timothy West, Neil Morrissey, Tara Fitzgerald, Annette Crosbie, Pauline Quirke, Rob Brydon, Denise Van Outen, John Thomson, Kevin Whately, David Suchet
Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa Faulkner
Re-rated based on Ciao's insistence that such reviews are no longer considered "Off Topic"
Soho_Black 06.09.2006 23:54
I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" in the top right of the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.
darkangelwing 15.08.2006 22:23
Good review (-: ..........................................Darko
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