Has ups and downs. No masterpiece, but no turkey either.

Rating: 6/10 (9 August 2002)

This has good points and bad points. One good point that it tries to break out of the Hollywood mould, and to sime extend succeeds. One bad point is that all the characters are polar, they all have one role in the film, and they tediously follow their assigned pattern, having no complexity or depth. (Why am I reminded of The Breakfast Club as I write this? That film was better in this regard). There were a few weaknesses in the plot too - suddenly one person lost the ability to do what had previously been trivial, and for no reason al all except to bring another cookie-cutter character into play. I sound negative, but I did enjoy the film, and if you don't mind the occasional gruesome scene, it's worth a look. I hear that it was done on a low budget, in which case kudos to the crew and actors.
FatPhil.