ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

movieman_kev Six friends (and a dog) each harboring a deep dark secret (minus the dog, of course) are invited to an old friend, Roland's (Lance Henriksen), secluded island retreat. Where they are promptly poisoned via wine at dinner. Seems Roland had experienced a near-death life-changing experience when he unknowingly drank poison while traveling abroad, and he wishes to share this 'gift' with the others in order to free them of their inner demons. But as one by one they start dropping dead, is his reasoning truly sound? Henrikson is a magnificent actor who has been in some dreadful films (Pumpkinhead 3, the Mangler, etcetera) but with even a mediocre script, he can and does take the ball and run with it. Here he pulls off a pretty good performance, sadly however the rest of the cast can't hope to excel and pale in comparison. The movie itself is good enough until it devolves before your eyes into something akin to a Made-For-Lifetime TV movie. (you'll understand after watching it) But it still kept my interest for the most part, thanks in no small part to Lance.My Grade: C-

shippermd The cover suggests a horror or thriller, but instead, WOW, it was an awesome, quite deep, philosophical and sweet movie. Roland wanted to share his 'gift' with his friends and boy did he! Hats off to the quiet intensity of Lance playing Roland, who just wanted to impart a very rare and profound gift to those he loved.Some of the lines he spoke in the movie, along with the beautiful scenery and music that accompanied it...will leave you feeling strangely serene and peaceful by the end of it.Give it a chance. The story is a bit weak, not really explaining and resolving everything, but all in all, it's a must-see for lovers of deeper, profound type movies.Also recommended: What Dreams May Come, The 5 People You Meet in Heaven, What the Bleep Do We Know, Waking Life.Shipper

autmntoashes I really liked this movie. It had a great story line and though some elements of the story seem unlikely and weird they are true. If you liked this movie then i also recommend My little eye. This movie isn't a crazy thriller about a guy that lost his mind and tries to kill his friends it is a story of secrets and lies that everyone has and keeps. Even though some things in the movie are not completely explained it still is a modern day tale of morals and a real release of the mind. After I first watched it it really made me think. It stayed in my mind until I got the movie. Then I watched it again with my brother and it really made me look at him and what he may have done. After you see this movie you will look at the people around you in a whole new light.

John-Juliano If you've followed Lance Henriksen's up-and-down screen and TV career and mostly enjoy his acting, you may like this movie. That's because Lance's performance is about the only reason to see this B-movie in search of a reason to be. The set-up here is a familiar one: just think "And Then There Were None" (1945) or "Ten Little Indians" (1966) or, most recently almost good "Identity" starring John Cusack (2003). The twist here is that instead of the victims being killed off one by one by an unidentified member of the group or staff, the killer identifies himself early on and in godlike fashion, reveals the well-intentioned motivation for the coming mass murder. This seeming horror movie without a plot is actually just an excuse for the screenwriter, the director and cast to spend half the movie in self-indulgent psycho-babble and feel-good-through-confession antics that you see on a typical Jerry Springer show. The acting is flat and the ending is telegraphed to those viewers who make it past the film's 1st 60 minutes