ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

loomis78-815-989034 A select number of people at a New Year's Eve party receive a text message that instructs them to a private party on the 27th floor. Each person goes and meets the others as they are sent on a game that quickly becomes deadly. The characters have been hand selected by a slasher in a mask who is stalking the building and floor. This doesn't stop the characters from going out on their own which usually results in them being picked off by the killer. This modern day slasher film has a few interesting plot twists to keep you guessing and interested, such as why has this group been selected to be slaughtered? The production is professional and the action moves at a good pace. This could have easily turned into a "Saw" clone but it chooses to center on who is behind the elaborate scheme keeping to its slasher roots. None of the death sequences stand out over the other, but the movie does keep your interest. Certainly slasher film fans will have the most fun here. The movies biggest flaw, and it's a common one, is that most of the characters are so obnoxious you want to see them die. This isn't the first slasher film to suffer from this and it won't be the last.

Woodyanders Seven people who are celebrating New Year's Eve in a high-rise office building find themselves being forced by a cunning mysterious psychopath to participate in a deadly game. Director Luis Camera, who also co-wrote the clever script with Gabrielle Galanter, relates the absorbing story at a snappy pace, builds a good deal of tension, and makes excellent atmospheric use of the claustrophobic setting. The jolting moments of inventively sadistic violence pack a pretty nasty punch. The sharp sarcastic dialogue gives the movie additional crackling bite. The solid acting by the capable cast keeps everything humming: Georgia Mackenzie as haughty celebrity chef Kathy, Mark Wilson as smarmy faded pop singer Wade, Pascal Langdale as jerky and arrogant troublemaker Robert, Julia Ballard as caustic heartless bitch Nicole, Joanna Bobin as ditsy sycophant Pamela, Annabelle Wallis as the slutty Melanie, and Adam Rayner as the slimy Adam. Since the bulk of the characters are quite stuck up and unlikable, it's a load of fun to see these hateful scum meet assorted harsh untimely ends. The tricky plot takes a few neat twists and turns as it unfolds toward a genuinely startling surprise ending. Kudos are also in order for Patrick Popow's glossy cinematography and Florian Moser's spare shuddery score. A really cool and enjoyable body count opus.

larawoolley I think this film is excellent. Luckily I stumbled upon it whilst scrolling through the horror channel; I'm very glad that I found it!! The film gripped me from the outset; it is chilling, mysterious, creepy, and has you on the edge of your seat throughout the whole film. There are a lot of similarities between this film and the Saw franchise; but that's fine (I'm a huge fan of the Saw films). Very interesting and gripping; the characters are likable and the fear is believable, and whilst I initially thought that the twist was a bit tacky to begin with, the more it carried on the more I was pleased and surprised with how it developed. Overall an excellent film and I will definitely recommend others to watch it.

on_wngd_ange1 If you're looking for a horror movie that is just simple and a bit "mindless", then Steel Trap may just be for you. I'll admit, I was only interested in this movie because I loved the PS3 game Heavy Rain, and when I discovered Laurence Pascal was in this movie, I had to check it out. Its starts off interesting with the use of children nursery rhymes to try to add a scary element to the movie, but then half way in, decides to forget about it. The title of the movie, and the cover, does throw you off. The scene in the cover never happened in the movie, and the movie didn't really had any traps. It tries to draw you in by making you believe it's going to be a unique horror film, but ends up being another slasher movie. I did not have an issue with the acting as much as I did with the script. It seemed like the writers were trying too hard to make the characters sound "American" with the overuse of profanity and the poor choice of dialog. Along with the poor development of the characters' back story, it made the characters seem too unrealistic and unlikable to the point where you most wouldn't didn't favor anyone enough to hope they survive. This did hurt the movie towards the end of the film, when things were being resolved, as all the pieces of the puzzle didn't add up well enough for me. The movie even tries to hint itself at the ending and the killer, but as stated before, the lack of story development hurt the film's chance to give you that "oh my gosh" ending it was trying to go for. It wasn't a horrible ending, I just felt it could have worked itself to it better. As with Saw, the film tires to teach you a lesson at the end, but seems like the idea was thrown at the end to try to give it some explanation and closure.The film lacked a lot of substance, but on the plus side, the film was very simple. As I said, it was very mindless. Not overcomplicated, nothing too confusing thrown at you, honestly, Steel Trap is good if you just want a B or C rated horror movie to throw in the DVD player on a night you don't have anything better to do. Overall, good for a one time watch.