A breath of fresh air

Rating: Null/10 (14 October 2004)

Obviously judging from the reviewers on here some people are pure movie snobs. They think they are experts in what makes a film good or bad, like there is some scientific formula that must be followed exactly to achieve movie perfection.
I keep reading references to a film called Seven, a film I can hardly remember due to it leaving very little positive impression on me. Apparently it featured some excellent writing and the film SAW owes it all to this film. Yeh, well, whatever.
This film on the other hand I will remember, though I wouldn't call it a great film, the premise of watching the devious mind of an insane person in action is something that kept me interested.
Sure there were moments in the film where the script goes down the "seen it all before route", but it's the original idea of the film that keeps the film alive and interesting. You find yourself wondering what devious trick/action the insane will come up with next. It's no Blair Witch, which will go down as one of the most terrifying, believable horror films ever made, but it has enough originality to rise above the dross.
Considering how poor the horror genre is, I mean can you believe how popular Scream was (a modern update on the terrible Friday the 13th franchise) this is one of the genre's better examples.