Joshua Jackson and Loretta Devine interject the film's only real humorous moments, while John Neville lends a touch of class to the proceedings. Michael Rosenbaum, Tara Reid, Danielle Harris, Julian Richings, Natasha Wagner and Brad Dourif supply a number of entertaining moments. Sure, the plot has holes in it I could drive a city bus through, but director Jamie Blanks manages to cover his tracks by keeping the suspense high, and utilizing a few well-placed scares. The full screen version will suffice, it you must subject yourself to it. Cinematographer James Chressanthis did a great job of creating a very dark, but detailed film.
Grain is in check most of the time and minimal lighting casts just the right number of shadows.
The transfer manages to pull every last bit of detail of the film, while offering a very sharp image during well-lit sequences. Colors are well saturated, while chroma noise remained completely nil. Digital compression artifacts were virtually undetectable. The Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack had a dependable mix. Channel separation was good and sound effects were well placed.