What I was hoping to be a disturbing thriller, turns out to be trash.

Rating: 2/10 (6 July 2005)

I went along to the cinema to see this film, optimistically hoping it would be "The new Se7en" that it was billed as. Right from the opening scene with the two guys waking up to find each other in some sort of cell with a dead guy lying on the ground, I was appalled by the acting of both of them. What followed was the story of a killer, yes a killer, who put people in really nasty situations that if they survived, they should somehow learn something about themselves. Thus giving the psycho some kind of twisted morality. As the story of the two guys unfolds, we find out that one of them is a doctor who cheats on his wife and the other guy is a photographer who follows people who are cheating and exposes them. From what I understand the killer is punishing the doctor for cheating on his wife, and the photographer for invading peoples privacy. Which makes no sense at all. If he thinks it's alright to force a cheating man to cut off his own leg, then taking a few photos seems a bit pale in comparison. Aside from this idiotic contradiction, there were limp performances from everyone concerned, including Danny Glover. The bad guy's voice sounded like the killer from Scream, and the final plot twist was just ludicrous. Like a doctor would not be able to tell that the guy lying on the floor for hours wasn't actually dead.
I am seriously disappointed that this film managed to get any sort of acclaim, as I didn't even find it's awfulness funny.