Starts well, but gets worse as it goes along

Rating: 5/10 (30 April 2000)

Thanks largely to some terrific dialogue, I found myself enjoying the first half of this movie. The conversations seemed very real, and they were usually interesting, or funny, or both. However, as fear and paranoia grabbed a hold of the characters, these people became increasingly less interesting. By the time the ending came around, I wasn't enjoying myself anymore, and I was completely indifferent towards the final moments. The acting was surprisingly good for a low-budget flick, and the story wasn't too bad, but there was nothing chilling or scary about this movie. This was an admirable effort when you consider the lack of movie-making experience (not to mention the lack of money), but in the end, this comes up short.