I wouldn't have paid for this willingly

Rating: 3/10 (7 March 2008)

While this movie started with promise (seriously, the first fatalities were not expected, at least not in that manner, and caused a fair few laughs amongst the group), the level of stupidity displayed by the portrayed characters was on the level of a sub-B movie. There was good development for the lead character, but the supporting characters were could only be taken at face value - interactions between characters were spelt out (and needed to be as, apart from the opening scenes, there was no in depth mention of what had happened in the past), but never in enough detail to get a good grasp on the group dynamics and the reasons why trust was already tenuous. Once the action starts, you just end up asking "Why? Why are you being so stupid?" The 'monsters' may as well have come straight from Weta and been called Gollum, and showed more character than most of the actors (it was easy enough to understand their motives, at least). The (uk) ending was a redeeming factor (that even though you might wish/imagine it were otherwise, reality always comes through), but the funniest and most memorable moment will always be the first fatalities of the movie... If only they had stopped there.