This is made by some of the main people who brought us I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, and compares favorably to that film and in some ways is better. It has a more novel creation of the slasher set up, it is from the get go a supernaturally based film,which I prefer. It features some of the same atmosphere but more cleverness and Gore than the recent SKELETON KEY. The characters are young and hot but also fleshed out enough that they seem like real people and their deaths are treated with the proper shock and horror. The filmmakers know how to make the villain cool without resulting in making him campy or most importantly forgetting the make him scary--the fact he doesn't speak once he's the villain helps. They set up some nice jeopardy situations and there is some real sacrifice involved. The action is well handled, I guess it has to be said there is no nudity but there is some sex appeal. It is also not a jokey SCREAM type of film--not that SCREAM wasn't good but the rip offs of it have stunk as have most of it's own sequels. This is really well produced, photographed and staged by people who know how to make a film like this be scary and exciting. There are a couple of missteps and continuity gaps but they are really pretty minor. There are big limits to the slasher genre but if you're a fan of it definitely see this movie, which already seems to be getting no respect from its distributor.
