Directed by Alexandre AjaMy rating: BOMB
IMDb
(DVD, Lions Gate)
Derivative horror flick that, despite the title, has no tension, no characters, and no plot, it's barely a movie. There is a ridiculous twist towards the end that makes the rest of the film totally incomprehensible. It's stylishly shot and edited in garish green lighting and uses shaky cam. It borrows heavily, no steals, most obviously from Halloween and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original). The killer, if he is the killer, is anonymous, indestructible and omniscient, in other words he is Jason Voorhees wearing a jumpsuit. There is a gimmick dream opening and the last scene is in an insane asylum. The worst film I've seen in years, which makes the critical praise all the more baffling.
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