A chilly, bloody puzzle with excellent performances

Rating: 9/10 (9 July 2003)

Hitchcock, Stephen King and the usual suspects must have crossed director Mangolds mind during the planning and production of this excellent movie. Chilly and very surprising indeed. Really a puzzle you are almost forced to try to solve while watching, in between the goose-pimples and silent screams of horror. John Cusack, Ray Liotta and all the rest of the cast deliver excellent performances in a classic one-set, blind-alley, dark and wet location (as seen in several movies from 'Key Largo' and onwards).It's a cool thrill on a hot summers day. Claus Hesselberg