How good can a film be when mostly it entails a group of people walking around in a building which at times is semi-dark or dark dark? Better than you think. Ella is marrying a wealthy banker, but she is a tad suspicious about him, so recruits a shady friend to prise open his storage unit and read his secret diary. When they arrive at the depository she misreads the number, and instead of going to the third floor below ground they go to the lower basement where unsuspectingly they open the door to Hell. What appears to be a sub-human creature grabs and kills the unfortunate Molly, leaving Ella to flee to a higher level where she meets up with a corrupt detective, a morphine addict, an advertising executive, and a creepy guy she had met on the way down who is actually living in a unit having lost his job and been kicked out by his landlord.What happens next is predictable but not so, there is a twist in the tale, and if it were not for the unhappy ending, it would earn a full 10 points. Of course, for some people an unhappy ending is really a happy ending, and vice versa.
... View MoreThis wouldn't be so bad, if it weren't for the clichés and some of the actors (for various reasons, either while they probably can't do any better or because their roles have been underwritten). Take Mischa Barton: She was "working" perfectly in OC, but since then has not found a place in the "acting"/movie business.But while the movie does pack a punch or two (the ending is either too good for the movie or will annoy you, because the movie seemed to go to a different place), the overall feeling gets undermined by many factors, another one being the script/dialog. It's a shame really, especially considering all the places this could've gone (no pun intended)
... View MoreThere was a time when Mischa Barton was thought to be the next up and coming starlet in Hollywood.Those days are far behind and in recent years she's been stuck with being something of scream-queen in low-budget direct to DVD horrors, but the prolem is that for a scream-queen she barely screams heck she barely reacts.I am unsure why she's constantly cast but then I suppose most people would have had the common sense that when they read the script to this movie they would realised that it would suck there and then, but I suppose that is why she doesn't really bother she knows it wouldn't help and I suppose a paycheck is a paycheck after all.And I suppose she is no worse than the rest of the cast in this movie, Robert Knepper who was brilliant in Prison Break feels like he's sleep-walking through the movie, better yet sleep-acting.If you want something that's sort of reminiscent with this (except 5 times better) 'Creep (2004)' with Franka Potente is a good choice.If you want something where Misca Barton is actually good then 'The Assassination of a High School President (2008)' is a good choice.
... View MoreOriginal and cool premise overshadowed by bad acting, tedious writing and an irritating and non believable villain. Let me get this out of the way; when you hate a villain in a movie, it's usually a compliment to the actor's performance. NOT IN THIS CASE. The villain is an out of shape, bumbling fool. Clumsily running around out of breath and over-powering everyone around him. At first it's a bit tolerable (albeit humorous) and you think to yourself "God I can't wait to see this guy get what's coming to him" but it never happens. The lead characters are inept, one even decides to take a break and shoot up drugs (to relax) in the midst of all the killing. It's a complete joke that wears thin and becomes boring and frustrating. I honestly can't recall ANY movie with characters as intellectually challenged as these individuals. Then there's the ending in which the stupidity of the lead actress (Mischa Barton) reaches an all time frustrating high. If you do reach the ending, please take note and REMOVE ANY THROWABLE OBJECT FROM THE ROOM as you may damage your TV. There is no resolve to the stupidity, the fat and out of shape villain smirks and lives to see another day, and just when you think you've seen the the lead character hit an all time low in I.Q., she's topped only by her awful fiancé who can't see past the thick layer of "smarm" on the bridge of his nose. Do yourself a favor and skip this.
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