A great storyline!

Rating: Null/10 (9 July 2000)

Before i see any movie i like to read the screenplay of the film. Now while this does spoil the element of suprise (which is particulary bad in the horror genre!), i find it also enhances it. There were moments in this film that still managed to shock me even though i knew they were coming!
The direction and editing of this film is very slick - the director was not afraid to be visual and show blood! However this movie does suffer because of the sloppy script. It does have the occasional that works because of the actor's delivery of it (e.g Seann Scott Williams is excellent in providing light comic relief in a tense storyline) But some of the lines just sounded so predictable -very much movie-style language.
I had mixed responses to the acting. Devon Sawa was pretty good - he's not exactly what you'd call a good-looking hunk but then that makes his character look more realistic. Kerr Smith was excellent but was not given much screen-time to display his talent. The sour grape of the group was Ali Larter. She was totally unconvincing as the mysterious but sexy Clear.
But what was great about this movie was the storyline. I am suprised it hasn't been done before because the suggestion of being able to "cheat Death" is an extremly good one. This movie, all in all, was successful at pulling of a superb idea.