There is something vile, rotten and revolting going on – this movie!

Rating: 2/10 (23 April 2010)

According to "Making Thriller Movies for Dummies" one must first take a) an inhospitable island, b) an overblown musical score, add c) a somewhat questionable plot with a heapin' helpin' of pretty corny dialogue and then d) mix it all with a chillingly bland "shocking twist" ending.
And let's not overlook the atmospheric and menacing storm. I wish I could. Overlook it, that is. I tried, I failed. Oh well. I found the overwhelming streaks of lightning and the ominous roar of thunder so astoundingly inventive, so very novel. So under-used as a plot device.
Fortunately, just in case we might have missed all of the bearable, very, very bearable, tension, we also have the benefit of a score which reaches out through the screen, smacks us upside the head and yells "Hey you! This is the Scary Part! Da-Dumm!".
I simply cannot express how the "Surprise Ending" left me feeling. Seriously, I cannot. I tried. Several times. Apparently IMDb.com has quite strict censors. Damn! Now I feel cheated twice over.
This would normally be the moment that my conscience raises its inconvenient head and forces me to warn other innocent movie goers to not waste their money. Luckily, I've been able to quash that urge, so I have only one thing to say to you: Enjoy!