Yes, you heard right, that is an actual quote used over and over again by Furlong and his best friend's character on at least five separate occasions. I had no idea that these characters played by teenagers were not only supposed to be 5 years old, but also gay. Oh well...
This movie isn't absolutely terrible, but it is fairly close to being complete trash. The problem is with the script...the dialogue is often embarrassing to listen to (read above, for example) and the movie has several lapses in logic that will leave you scratching your head. But, truly, I gave this movie a chance...I loved the premise and the idea of a video game that is supposed to be a 'virtual reality' session of what it is like to be a murderer...except all of the murderers happen to occur in real life. Furlong is very good in his role of a troubled teen, but the script does not give him much to do, nor does it convince the audience that he is the reject he is supposed to be. His relationship with the female lead was absolutely unrealistic, and the movie suffered from it.
Then there is 'The Trickster', the main bad guy of this film who looks like a recurring character in a number of 80's bands. He is actually quite entertaining, but ends up being more of a joke than truly being frightening...and it is never quite explained WHY exactly he wants Furlong's character to commit the murders in the first place. In addition, the special effects are for the most part very dated, which further hurts the film.
The movie's highlights are the impressive camerawork in some scenes (reinacting a virtual reality video game) and a very nice soundtrack...but the acting ranges from okay to subpar. Definitely not one of Furlong's or Frank Langella's (what the hell was he doing in this movie anyway?!?) best efforts at all. Not much of a horror film, and not a very good movie overall, yet it is mildly entertaining with an interesting premise. Could have been so much more though. 4/10 stars.
This movie isn't absolutely terrible, but it is fairly close to being complete trash. The problem is with the script...the dialogue is often embarrassing to listen to (read above, for example) and the movie has several lapses in logic that will leave you scratching your head. But, truly, I gave this movie a chance...I loved the premise and the idea of a video game that is supposed to be a 'virtual reality' session of what it is like to be a murderer...except all of the murderers happen to occur in real life. Furlong is very good in his role of a troubled teen, but the script does not give him much to do, nor does it convince the audience that he is the reject he is supposed to be. His relationship with the female lead was absolutely unrealistic, and the movie suffered from it.
Then there is 'The Trickster', the main bad guy of this film who looks like a recurring character in a number of 80's bands. He is actually quite entertaining, but ends up being more of a joke than truly being frightening...and it is never quite explained WHY exactly he wants Furlong's character to commit the murders in the first place. In addition, the special effects are for the most part very dated, which further hurts the film.
The movie's highlights are the impressive camerawork in some scenes (reinacting a virtual reality video game) and a very nice soundtrack...but the acting ranges from okay to subpar. Definitely not one of Furlong's or Frank Langella's (what the hell was he doing in this movie anyway?!?) best efforts at all. Not much of a horror film, and not a very good movie overall, yet it is mildly entertaining with an interesting premise. Could have been so much more though. 4/10 stars.