Agatha Christie meets Norman Bates.

Rating: 7/10 (6 September 2003)

This is a cleverly written movie about eleven people stranded at a rundown motel during a rainstorm who inexplicably start dying off one by one. It's not quite your normal Agatha Chrisie murder mystery, because things are definitely not what they seem to be.
John Cusack is the main guy in the film - he's an ex-cop turned limo driver who shows up with his frantic B-list movie starlet. Ray Liotta plays a pushy cop transporting a prisoner. Amanda Peet plays a hooker on her way to Florida to buy an orange grove in her hometown. The rest of the cast is lesser knowns who all do decent work keeping the story going. There's even a creepy desk clerk who's got a body stashed away in the freezer.
Without giving away the ending, I found the plot twist to be fascinating. It took a lot of imagination to think that one up. And Cusack plays it perfectly.
Highly recommend this one.