TrueJoshNight
Truly Dreadful Film
Holstra
Boring, long, and too preachy.
Ava-Grace Willis
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Cassandra
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
maherbo
First, this is not a horror movie, but a thriller. Yes there is violence, but you can see worst in CSI series.I read the reviews on IMDb before seeing the movie and was warned about the «bad person» getting away with it in the end, which seem to be a big moral mishap for some. So I had to watch it to make my own opinion. I'm glad I did as it is a script well written in my opinion, a lot better than what you can expect for a low-budget movie.I don't want to say anything about the plot, as it reveals itself pretty quickly and it is the whole point of the movie. The pace is really good for a «dialog» movie.That being said, there are two clues as to why the «bad person» doesn't get away with it: 1- It is said at one point that the whole thing was filmed and everybody saw it, and 2- Note that there is a weapon that is dropped at a crime scene at one point with the fingerprints of the «bad person» on it. The police will necessarily be able to link the «bad person» to the crime. So it is impossible that this person will get away with it.The following is a MAJOR SPOILER and is meant as a discussion after one saw the movie to explain why the moral of the story is good, so stop reading if you haven't seen it yet. You've been warned.* * * SPOILER * * * SPOILER * * * SPOILER * * * SPOILER * * *A lot of people think that the lawyer got away with it, which spreads bad moral. It is quite the opposite.Out of the nine persons, you can identify 3 kinds of people:1- People who do bad things, but not specifically to the victim, and never got caught:a) The guy who sells drug and rob stores;b) The guy in the mafia;c) The pedophile and rapist;d) The guy who robs houses and sells stolen guns on the streets;e) The store owner who perjure herself (She only speaks mandarin, but one can imagine she knowingly lied on the stand, which is probably what the shooter tells her in her ear before killing her).All of these people died, shot by the father's victim. In this regard, the father's victim can be regarded as carrying justice where the justice system failed.2- People who don't do bad things per say, but did not help when they could:a) The priest;b) The police officer;c) The insurance broker.The shooter did NOT kill any of those people. Justice (punishment?) was served some other way. The priest's death can be regarded as a suicide, as he jump in front of the line of fire. One can say that the bullet was meant for the insurance broker, but remember that the shooter said that everything was carefully planned and he knew how everybody would react. One can imagine that he knew the priest would react this way, out of guilt, and never meant to shoot the insurance broker.All of the people of both categories above felt some sort of remorse about what they did - or didn't - do, before dying. You could even add the shooter himself to this list.3- The last person left is the lawyer, who not only is the only one who knew precisely her action was going to hurt the victim, but also is the only one who didn't felt any remorse at all. She even sank deeper in crime for her own selfish gain.Everything was filmed and seen by, presumably, the police. The gun with fingerprints of the lawyer is left on the scene of the crime. Even though she is seen fleeing, the police is close behind and we can imagine she will be caught soon and be punished by the justice system, maybe even the death penalty. Worst case scenario, she will not get her old life back and will flee from the police for the rest of her life.So, from this point of view, the movie seems to spread some very high moral values. And it does it quite smartly.
Seth_Rogue_One
First I'd like to point out that the version I saw from a Blu Ray was 87 minutes long and not 98 as it's said here, I don't believe it was a cut version but merely a miss in the information slip by the company.Much like it was a miss to suggest that Daniel Baldwin is one of the stars in it, he is technically in it BUT for 9 and a half seconds (literally), more or less an extra in one scene.Anyway back to the actual movie, it had potential, sure we've seen these kinds of movies before (strangers in a room have to figure out what connects them or they die) but that doesn't mean that they still can't be exciting if they are clever enough, with a couple twists and good acting.Now the actual idea is in the end a decent one, BUT it's just that all sense of mystery is gone pretty much halfway through because the clues we are given are not so much clues as it is having the motive tattooed on our foreheads.And the characters are for the lack of better words, pretty stupid.The acting is mostly decent William Lee Scott stood out as one of the better performances while Melissa Joan Hart stood out for having the opposite, a really poor performance.Overall though the characters were fairly one-dimensionally written and we are given no reason to actually care for any of their fates.So yeah maybe watch 'THE KILLING ROOM (2009)', 'CIRCLE (2015)', 'SAW (2004)', 'SAW II (2005)' or 'CUBE (1997)' instead, as they are all better examples of this kind of movie.
onsetbeachbum
5.4 stars??? Wrong! This movie was a waste of time. The acting was worse than a porn film. Melissa Joan Hart was awful. She was the only veteran actor on there and she seemed like she just got out of acting school. I've seen better acting from the puppets on Seseame Street. Long and drawn out movie. I had a problem with the gay/flamboyant character being the pedophile , It's a wrong stereotype. This movie was just awful, don't waste your time. One of the worst parts was when one was about to be shot, the film shows him biting the blood tablet before he was even shot. lol. Movie is way too far fetched, too many stereotypes for one movie. The ending was stupid
Kim Klafka
...and knocked all of its teeth out.Really, the movie itself isn't that bad. Sure, Melissa Joan Hart is at best unlikeable and at worst unwatchable, but the rest of the cast performs quite well for a low-budget horror flick. The link connecting all nine of the victims is convoluted enough to keep people from guessing it right off the bat, though I found myself speaking aloud the "shocking revelations" five minutes before the characters did to some dramatic drum strike.However, do yourself a favor: about two minutes before the movie ends, turn it off and imagine your own ending. Whatever you can come up with is far, far better than the tripe Mahoney tried to pass off as resolution.