A Very Commendable Attempt to Be Genuinely Scary

Rating: 8/10 (28 May 2001)

We live in a complex world where any self-respecting horror film has to poke fun at itself, contain at least 2 former models as victims, appeal to anyone between 13 and 17, and on no account actually try to be scary for fear of public ridicule. This film broke a taboo of current day films by taking itself seriously, and it paid in the critical and public circles. This really is a sad state of affairs and says a lot about the film industry today. This film is not great but is highly suspenseful and there is some good acting. It is far scarier than any of the Scream/I Know../Urban Legend rubbish, and the visuals are great (This movie was not made on anything like the budget that it looks like)