Frightening

Rating: 7/10 (20 July 1999)

I came to the film having heard only the hype, so I was not prepared to be so scared by it! My stomach was in knots through the whole movie. The religious ritual symbolism of the orgy scene was as creepy as creepy can be. I expected the film to be erotic, but was not turned on by any part of it. That's not a criticism, exactly, but you may not want to take a date to this movie (as I did) hoping it will inspire a hot and heavy after-movie encounter...you will probably be disappointed. But if you seek a thought-provoking, metaphor-ladened conversation piece to discuss over coffee, then by all means, go see this one.