Gaseous conspiracy, stink bomb movie

Rating: 2/10 (16 June 2008)

Another conspiracy! Mass suicides mysteriously ensue; a strange gas induced by nasty conspirators is responsible. The movie plays out more like a dose of laughing gas, especially when the identity of the conspirators is given.
Don't waste your money. You'll be able to see this stink bomb for free on Sci-Fi channel within a year or so. Or maybe the Comedy channel. Except for the Twilight Zonish mood of the film, this movie lacks the spirit and strength of M. Night's early work. Unoriginal scripting, weak direction, and abysmal acting make this film little more than a comic mockery of itself. Burdened by an unintentionally humorous script, and clearly not provided any directorial guidance, the actors look foolish. Mark Wahlberg has done better, and it was painful to witness the usually dependable Zooey Deschanel sporting a blank, pie-eyed gape of fake-looking befuddled astonishment all the time.
How do we strike back against our attackers? Force them to watch this rotten egg: it would be a dose of their own medicine.