A Mess Of A Film

Rating: Null/10 (22 September 2004)

What starts out as a promising film turns into a huge, inconsistent mess in the second half. The idea for the film was great, but the script is weak at best and the editing is far from helpful. Perhaps too many last minutes changes during filming doomed the production, because what is left is an incomprehensible mess that wants only to shock and not entertain. I think the director would have especially benefited from the method of "sometimes less is more" instead of the excess of gore used in the film. Plus, the actions some of the characters insults the intelligence of the audience member (No! Don't go in there!). Considering the caliber of talent involved in this film, I am really surprised at how bad the end result really is. Sam Neil's character really leaves me scratching my head...