A superb psychological thriller

Rating: 8/10 (24 October 1999)

I think that the idea of this film is a very original one indeed. I think also that the story surrounding the film is the hook that grabbed me. Let's face it: this film however is not for everyone. If you like to be induced and entertained by dazzling special-effects, blood stained victims running in terror, and sinister murderers that never die, this film will do less than entertain you. However,if you like psychological thought provoking mind-terror films, then by all means I highly recommend it. What makes this film work it's magic is that you gain a perspective of the three kids being hunted and stalked. I felt like at times I was in the movie due to the fact that the actors held the cameras and this gives the film a certain flavor of credibility. Rarely do horror films scare me, but this one did in certain scenes due to the fact that the kids acted in such a way that I would have, and this allowed me to get sucked in to the building tensions and terror-induced thinking schemes. Truly this is a fabulous way to shoot a film if you like candid typed situations that lend an air of uncertainty. As I said before though, this film will not entertain everyone. It comes up short as a horror film due to the fact that the storyline is somewhat vague. This brings me to the point I made earlier: This film is not for those who like to be spoon fed the plot, storyline, or viewpoints of the director. This movie is slickly handled and well ahead of it's time.