The surprising ending is what the movie is all about

Rating: 8/10 (27 November 2006)

A sadistic criminal kidnaps people and places them in various deadly games - to teach them that they should appreciate life. The movie opens when we find two people trapped in a room, each one has a task that requires killing the other, and they need to improvise like in McGuyver how to complete the task. Carey Elwes (Dr. Lawrence Gordon) acts terrible in this film, the part where he tries to saw off his leg was hilarious. Surprisingly, after watching the movie for the second time, I recognized Michael Emerson (Zep Hindle), who is now known as the Leader of the others in the acclaimed TV series "Lost". He is probably a typecast for zany psychopathic people (there something about his face...). Watching for the second time I noticed the fast-motion shots - and to my taste it is a gimmick - not necessary for the film to remain good. I will always love this film for being a movie that totally surprised me at the end.