A horror film actually worth your money. Who woulda thunk?

Rating: 8/10 (4 May 2006)

Just saw it this Sat. night with a friend of mine. I hadn't had any preconceived notions about the film because I never read a review of it nor anyones user comments before seeing it. My only prejudice could be based upon the preview, and from that I got a movie that looked to be promising but had the possibility of letting you down. For me it ended up being both. It was very promising in that I actually found myself getting really caught up in the storyline; It succeeded in drawing me out of my reality (knowing I was sitting in a theater watching a screen) and into the fantasy of the story and characters. Yet there were a few parts (most taking place in the beginning of the film, and a couple of times near the end) that had me wincing in pain, and it wasn't because of the gore. Mainly it was just the amateurishness of the acting, particularly of Jodelle. I loved the way she portrayed evil Alessa, but when it came time for her to act scared and frightened as the vulnerable Sharon, I just couldn't help but chuckle a bit. Instead of coming across as such, she more so sounded cheesy and B grade. Other than that I say this is by far one of the better horror films to hit the silver screen in the past 5 yrs. Two thumbs up