Highly Entertaining

Rating: 9/10 (28 October 2004)

I just "saw" this movie last night, and I've got to admit, it was really entertaining. Just sit back and let the movie take you for a ride, a very wild ride! I can see many people comparing this film to Seven, but it's not quite as intelligent or haunting as that film. Just the fact that the two can be compared is quite the compliment. It felt more to me like "Cube" meets "Seven", although leaning much further toward the later. With the exception of one glaring story hole, which I can't reveal without spoiling, it is fairly well thought out, and a few of the scenes are wonderfully shot and arranged. I see a bright future for writer/director Wan and his film is most likely destined to be a fan favorite. I also found it refreshing to see a very racially diverse cast being used. Hopefully we'll see more of this type of mixed cast in other films.