Brilliant

Rating: 9/10 (11 July 2006)

The first film to genuinely scare me in years. Absolutely superb, towards the end I felt like I could barely take any more, but yet could not take my eyes off the screen. Reading the back of the DVD box you cannot blame someone for being skeptical, it sounds like a mundane by-the-numbers horror movie, but it manages to avoid all the usual horror film clichés to deliver a very fresh horror film experience. The build-up is a fantastic, it lasts for a good 45-50 minutes but does not at once feel dragged out, it feels like every minute of this build-up is essential and you are constantly on edge during it. I cannot fault any of the all-female cast and the film greatly benefits from all of them being unknown. It makes the experience a lot more tense and chilling as you can relate them to real people more. If you like your horror you must see this. Terrifying stuff.