This was the greatest horror-scifi movie!!

Rating: 10/10 (29 July 1999)

I'll look at it this way: If you like a movie that you don't know what's going on for the first half, if you like the action getting faster as the movie goes on and dropping at appropriate points (basically amazing pacing), if you like decent acting (for the most part, see below) and psychological mind tricks, if you like a variation in characters who psychologically deteriorate as the movie goes on, if you like creativity and something you've never seen before, this movie is great. The special effects were great.
A lot of people complain that the first three quarters is great and the last bit is bad simply because they reveal too much of what's going on and there's no more mystery. Let's look at it this way: people have to realize that the movie makers are trying to sum up the movie at this point. If they didn't, we'd complain more that we didn't get to find out what was going on. If you don't like gore or mind tricks, don't watch the movie. But if you want to, go in expecting a fun ride, not 'art'.
For me the movie was gripping the whole way through! What really made the movie is I came out of it immediately wanting to go back in and watch it again. It was fun. What else should a movie be aside from trying to make a point--and who went to the movie expecting it to make a point about society? Basically people got what they wanted, or they didn't have fun in the movie. Either way, it was a good movie, just that some people had fun and some didn't! The only complaint I had was subpar acting from Jack Noseworthy, who is usually quite good.
And you never know who'll come out at the end until the last few minutes. This movie was complete with a final showdown.
It's basically The Shining crossed with outer space. That's my description of it. Rent it. It's not a new release; it'll cost you about $3. If you like it then you got your money's worth. If you didn't, at least you had a chance to see it.