Interesting idea that leads to an entertaining hour and a half

Rating: 7/10 (18 September 2011)

This film takes the 'and then there were none' idea and puts an interesting new spin on it. The film cuts between two different stories that then intersect in a clever way, even though a fair dose of suspension of disbelief is required.
Performances are universally good, with John Cusack effective in the leading man role, well supported by Ray Liotta and John Hawkes. The rest of the cast give good value, with an amusing, if slightly over the top turn by Rebecca de Mornay.
Mangold's direction is very effective, and together with cinematography Phedon Papamichael, composer Alan Silvestri and production design Michael Freiberg produce a fantastic atmosphere that creates the ideal setting for this story to play out.
While hardly a memorable film, it is an entertaining, suspenseful and well made one.