A philosophical movie that seems to lumber. It does have its moments and is worth your time if you have it to spare. Lance Henriksen plays Roland Levy, a prominent horror writer that resides on a remote wooded island. He has just returned from a globe-trotting adventure and thinks he has discovered a soul-cleansing tactic while in the Andes. Levy invites six friends for dinner and some conversation that turns heavy and dark. He tells of how Andes locals poisoned him and brought him back to life. He wants to share this experience with his friends. At dinner they are unexpectedly poisoned. The antidote...a truthful amendment of their lives. The cast also includes: Stephanie von Pfetten, Christopher Shyer, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Stellina Ruisch, David Livingstone and Doug O'Keeffe.

I really liked this movie. It was not the best movie I have ever seen, but it did move me more than any movie has in a long time. The acting was for the most part very good, especially on the part of Lance Henrickson. When is he ever bad? I have read some negative comments,but it seems obvious the author of those comments weren't really paying attention to, nor did they watch all of, this movie. They would have found the answers they were looking for if they had.It's the kind of movie that makes you think. It makes you wonder if the secrets you hold inside are preventing you from enjoying life the way you should. It also makes you wonder if the people in your life who seem so closed off emotionally are only afraid of revealing their own secrets.

This film had a great premise, and it just goes to show you that an idea IS NOT EVERYTHING.I don't know if the script was good and they killed it, but from what I watched, NOTHING MADE ANY SENSE.Instead of setting it up in a believable way, we never find out who the people are or how they connect. Then instead of starting off in a normal way and then saying, oh by the way, you know that little story I told you, well I did the same to you, they just some how guess that they have been poisned. Joke about it for 10 minutes and barely react when they find out it is true.If your friend told you they just poisoned you, first thing you do, is KICK THE SH%% T OUT OF THEM. Second, you ask, WHY. And third, TRY TO FIND THE CURE. I don't think anyone did any of these things in the movie.This movie made me sick it was so bad.

The DVD box made this one seem really good, in spite of the lack of a "name" cast (with the exception of Lance Henriksen). It started out slow and never really picked it's speed up. The curves aren't enough to keep your interest and at times, you get the impression that some of the cast isn't interested either. A couple of things never quite get explained and the ending lacks.