Great fun but don't give away the secret

Rating: 7/10 (13 April 2012)

It is really hard to review this movie adequately without giving away its party piece but I will try and do it justice without spoiling anything.
Basic premise is 5 students (usual horror movie clichés) go on a break to a cabin in the woods and get more than the bargained for. So far so done before but this is totally different. The opening sequence and even the trailers point to the fact that all is not how it seems and we begin to find out pretty quickly what is happening.
It is a superb idea and the first 2 acts are among the best horror/ sci-fi / black comedy film of the last decade or 2. The final act was a bit too over the top for my liking but was still great fun. The acting was solid, the script funny and well paced. The effects were a little comic book but again due to the nature of what is going on I suppose that should be expected.
This really is a genre of its own, the hype surrounding it is unjustified because whilst it is unique it's a bit too ridiculous at times but then again I suppose that's the point. It's best described as Evil Dead meets the Truman show but you really will have to see it. It's marmite and you will either love it or hate it.