Devastating, visceral, breathtaking horror

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2006)

This is without question an experience - one that I haven't walked out of a theater feeling in many, many years. The audience I saw this with in January (@Sundance) was completely sucked in, screaming, roiling in pure fear. The film stayed with me for several days afterward - in fact it did something no film has ever managed to do: it gave me nightmares. The night I saw it I could not sleep, it was that powerful in its ability to shock and make one's blood run cold. The direction, cinematography, and execution are delivered with mesmerizing skill. Bravo to everyone involved in this total masterpiece, not just in horror but for cinema history itself. This is a classic. Unforgettable.