Well that just sucked

Rating: 3/10 (23 April 2006)

At first I was a little nervous about watching this movie because I thought it was going to haunt my dreams but unfortunately it was all hype. Every single thing that happened in this movie I've seen before in other movies. There is nothing new or groundbreaking in this film at all.
On the plus side it certainly becomes more frightening when you consider that is it base on actual events but I really feel this film was it's own worst enemy. The hype that surrounded this film was impossible to live up to.
This film left me with none of the emotions I was expecting. I was expecting to constantly be thinking what I would do if I were in that position; however for the most part all I could think of was how unrealistic certain parts of the film were, ie when Paxton, with half his hand missing, was moving around like a super-hero.
Before I saw this film I was trying to compare it to the Saw movies. However after seeing this film there is simply no comparison at all. Saw and Saw II blow it away in originality and terror.
I must say though in defence of this movie, that the acting was excellent. The dialogue was was fast and crisp and kept you intrigued.