Dorathen Better Late Then Never

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Uriah43 Plagued by disturbing premonitions, "Jake Gray" (Jensen Ackles) doesn't understand their meaning or what to do about them. He also has two friends, "Dakota" (Dominique Swain) and "Conrad Dean" (Teach Grant) who appear to have even worse problems than him. But when Conrad enrolls Jake into an internet program called "the Pathway" things begin to get truly bizarre. Suddenly both he and his two friends begin to get telephone calls advising them about their circumstances and telling them what to do. At any rate, rather than divulge any future surprises that may be in store for the person who hasn't seen this film, I will refrain from telling any more of the story. But I will say that this movie has some clever twists in it. Especially at the end. Now, I don't know how much money was spent to produce this movie but it has the feel of a low-budget production. The special effects, especially on the part of Satan, weren't that good and the character development on the part of Dakota could have been better as well. Be that as it may, the director (David Winkler) did a pretty good job with what he had as this is a fairly decent horror-mystery picture. Jensen Ackles performed rather well as did Dominique Swain, Teach Grant and Shannyn Sossamon (as Jakes' girlfriend "Marisol"). That said, while this might not be a "great" horror film, it isn't necessarily a "bad" horror film either. And although I was a bit disappointed with the ending, it seemed to fit in somehow. All in all, it was worth 90 minutes to see.

heystartrek The opening credits and music do suck.Lots of drool goes to the boy from Supernatural in this film (according to the reviews thus far). We found his performance to be very good. We found the dialog to be oddly inspired. We enjoyed the plot twists and we also enjoyed how the twists did not play as overtly cheesy.Right when this movie is about to get lame, it does something cool again.Right when you think you've nailed down what's going on with this film, it switches it up just enough to make you wonder what might be next.This is a an above-par straight to DVD horror flick and it does not put us to sleep. It's recommended for wild moods that want grotesque imagery, meandering childhood fears, and respectable acting for just under two hours.This is the movie we're hoping for when we grab a random title at a pawn shop. A cheap horror flick with a little thought, a meandering plot, a touch of gore, and a couple of memorable scenes.Other than that, we must implore that the review thread about "the chair scene" take a jealousy pill and relax. Dominique Swain rocked it and if you hated it, it's cause it wasn't youse straddling Supernatural guy. She was (is) hot, sorry to break the news!Just sayin'. :)

movieman_kev Jake Grey (Jensen Ackles of the hit TV show "Supernatural" and "My Bloody Valentine 3D") gets drawn into a seemingly demonic game called 'the Pathway' that his friends, whom are already addicted to the game, sign him up for it. Now he's stuck on a path that may have disastrous consequences.While you'd be forgiven for thinking this movie would be akin to similarly-themed horror films such as "Brainscan" or "Arcade", the actual plot device of 'the Pathway' game falls into the background (whether this is due to numerous rewrites I don't know) as the film goes in a decidedly different path of demons/possession. This would be fine and all if it was even remotely well-done. It's not. Instead we're 'treated' to a mish-mash of half-baked ideas that are very silly and banally done. Of course screenwriters Adam and Seth Gross would epically fail again with their next film, the much-maligned adaptation of the DOA video game series, but somehow even that disaster was more watchable than this one.Eye Candy: Noelle Reno gets topless and Jenn Griffin shows her assMy Grade: D-Where I saw it: Showtime Beyond

terrible2 Well acted and shot snore-fest by director David Winkler, tells the story of a computer program linked to Satan himself. Basically just another psychological thriller with out much substance, the story sputters along at the same speed as sheep jumping over a fence. It does have some decent gore scenes, but they are too few and way too far in between, and chances are you will miss them due to the fact that you are sleeping, which makes "Devour" almost impossible to pay attention to. The plot involves a collage student who's (Bobby Brady-looking) best friend introduces him to a internet program (as a gift)that turns his dismal life upside down. Certainly not the worst premise, but it's slow pace makes it so boring that I actually fell asleep four times trying to make it through this. Perfect evening's viewing for anyone suffering from insomnia, as I found it more effective then NyQuil... Yawn.