Snipes talent could be better utilized in an intellectual thriller, devoid of the kung-fu stunts that have become as universal as the film label. The suspense far outdoes the action, a powerful balance utilized by the recent blockbuster The Blair Witch Project. Unfortunately, Dunguay doesn t realize his strength and kills his momentum with clich climaxes. Replace Snipes with Whoopie Goldberg and Matiko with Demi Moore and it s Ghost all over again, with Biehn, the deceitful friend, impaled by a shard of glass and sent off to hell. Like Snipes, the film never settles on a battle to fight and to win.
Snipes isn t the only one to leave the film without an enemy.
Despite the infinite twists and turns of the plot, the lines between good and evil, right and wrong, sanity and monstrosity are never drawn. Rather than causing viewers to analyze and develop their own stances, it leaves them with no where to go and no bad guy to blame.