What he said...

Rating: Null/10 (4 October 2004)

Jason is right, there is little else to add.
So why am I posting? Well, because I feel a little cheated that a film that was so slick in some aspects, was so ridiculously slack in others.
Continuity errors a-go-go! The lighting keeps changing in the 'cell'. Why? Objects disappear, reappear and spawn in areas they almost certainly weren't left in. Cary Elwes' feet TOTALLY change colour (all the way up to the ankle...) ala Bruce Willis' vest in Die Hard. Bruce sweats and shoots terrorists, Cary sits on his backside complaining.
It's all just a bit lazy. The whole thing resembles a cross between Seven (and if you're going to rip Seven off then you better make it goooood) and the Crystal Maze (a frightfully camp old task based British game show). Some of the acting is shocking (Monica Potter, please retire. You are beyond rubbish). Some of the dialogue is really duff (especially Zach's spirited defence of the cancer patient's personality). It's just not a very well made sadistic fantasy...
But it kind of works. An old man sitting behind me gasped once and hurried out of the exit. I'm guessing he wasn't shocked by the poor pacing and inconsistent lighting...
The whole experience left me rather 'saw'...