Run faster fat ass, I want to see the end of the movie!

Rating: 8/10 (19 July 2008)

I really enjoyed this movie, though I am glad I waited for it to come out on HD disc before watching it. This movie - will - make you dizzy at times but its a trade off, as the filming style allows you to really get engrossed into this movie. I found myself saying:
"Run faster fat ass, I want to see the end of the movie!"
several times. The first person angle got me so engrossed with this movie that, among other things, I sometimes forgot myself and worried about the "cameraman" surviving so I could see how it ended. I had a three friends over watching the movie with me, and a couple times that I yelled that they actually yelled along with me instead of just laughing.
Other than the filming style, this was a great movie. It was totally engrossing and fast paced. It created a great air of tension but only sparingly used the "jump out and say boo" element that so many other movies abuse and overuse, making it meaningless. Actually, there may have only been one of those in the entire movie! When the movie ended I wanted more, the hallmark of a good movie experience.
I might have to say that the acting was aided by the filming method, not relying on the actors to do much more than look scared and yell many times; but I couldn't actually tell you if they were good actors or not. It doesn't matter. This movie didn't need much acting as the story and direction were the real stars.
Took 2 points off because the camera work made me very dizzy in several scenes and I had to pause it and settle my head. There has to be a way to use this filming technique without making the audience ill.