If the suspense doesn't kill you, something else will.

Rating: 8/10 (16 October 2002)

I love movies that force me to play detective, and this movie does it for me. From the beginning of the movie you are left hanging with one question..... "What the hell?"
The movie opens with a couple of girls talking about a seemingly urban legend about a video tape than when watched, causes the death of the viewer in seven days. Of course the two girls build on skepticism shared by the audience until one of the girls dies--apparently she saw the video seven days ago.
From that point, you are taken on a journey of disturbing images, unanswered questions, and unlikely revelations.
The protagonist played by the beautiful Naomi Watts (Mulholland Dr.), a journalist who was related to the girl who got killed in the beginning of the movie stumbles across evidence about the videotape. Unfortunately she ends up finding the video and watching it (Dumb idiot). Ultimately believing that she has 7 days to live, she goes to great lengths to solve the mystery, and we are right behind her.
This movie puts evidence and disturbing images in front of you and lets you analyze what they mean and how it pertains to the whole mystery. And in the end, when you think everything is resolved, the mystery continues. It's a rollercoaster ride of tension and horror. This is probably the scariest movie I've seen since Event Horizon.