High Potential, disappointing yield

Rating: 1/10 (7 November 2004)

This is a thriller genre flick that is full of unintentional humor. The transitions in this film were awkward, the plot flimsy and worst of all the acting was miserable (in the pathetic to the degree of hilarity sense.) I am not often a critic butcher of the films I see, but I simply do not understand the rating of 7.4 for this amateur hour joke. The surprise ending was a novel approach, but by no means worth $9. It is worth renting if you feel like aching with laughter at the unconvincing cries of Cary Elwes and Co. Basically this film is a cheap attempt at capitalizing on the success of films like "7" and Silence of the Lambs. Don't buy the hype! USA today reported this film to be a work of genius...I challenge y'all to find a more appropriate deterrent for any moviegoer with a speck of taste than such a review from USA Today.