Absolutely Terrible

Rating: 2/10 (18 June 2003)

Horribly predictable attempt at a who-dunnit. The story had potential and could have had a decent ending, but the creators must have decided that to try to reduce the chance of predicting the ending, they would use cheap tricks and intentionally omit vital information. After hearing (as stated in the promos) that 10 people are stranded together and are being killed one-by-one, the first thing that should come to mind is Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None," otherwise called "Ten Little Indians." Instead of crediting this masterful work, the movie references a cheaply done (though moderately enjoyable) mini-series from the '80s based on the book. A sign of a poor mystery is when vital information or characters are introduced late in the story for the sole purpose of misleading the viewer and making it theoretically impossible to know who-dunnit. If you recognize these tricks for what they are, the conclusion of the movie is obvious about 20-25 minutes into the film. A true hack job.