I'm surprised there are so many really good reviews of this movie. It really wasn't THAT great. I viewed it on late night cable and honestly, I'm glad I did, as I don't think it's something I'd want to pay money (other than the cable bill) to see.I will give it credit in that it is suspenseful and generally entertaining. In fact, it was all good until the end, when we find out what is going on, and when what can only be called giant, gaping plot holes are revealed.(WARNING: SPOILERS FROM HERE)For example, we discover in the end that many of characters are in fact desperate NYC actors who were hired by the main character's secretary to psych him out. At first glance, it seems implausible that all these actors are willing to be on-call twenty-four seven and are able to improvise their parts flawlessly for the entire length of the movie without really questioning why they're doing what they are; however, I guess it could happen, so I suppose you could suspend your disbelief.However, it gets a bit ridiculous at the end of the movie. David Lamont (the main character) and the detective (who isn't actually a detective, but an actor playing one) get into this fist fight as Lamont thinks the detective is the killer and the detective tries to act the part by trying to kill Lamont. For some reason, though, at no point during this 5- 10 min fight scene, does the actor playing the detective stop trying to kill Lamont, even as he is being beaten, battered, and eventually, thrown down a flight of stairs to his death. This one is hard to swallow. I realize the character is suppose to be a desperate out of work actor, but none of the actors I know are so desperate that they would actually risk their lives in a death match and try to commit murder all for that big break. I'm pretty sure in the real world, after the first punch was thrown, any sane individual would say "screw this, I'm going back to waiting tables." The guy has plenty of opportunities to walk away, but even after he is seemingly knocked unconscious, he gets back up and continues to lunge himself at Lamont until his untimely end.The movie proceeds downhill from there, as Lamont decides instead of calling the police, as any rational person would do, he will take the body to a farm and hack it into pieces to feed to the pigs. However, I'm thinking "isn't this guy suppose to be a mystery novel agent? Surely he must realize that although it may "look" like he is guilty of the murders in the movie, modern forensic science combined with decent detective work could likely implicate the real killer (and that by covering up, he's only making it 100 times worse?)" All in all, I think I would have actually enjoyed this movie if only it had a plot that was a little bit more feasible. It had all the elements of a good movie - good acting, sets, suspense - in my opinion, however, the unbelievable script, let it down in the end.

This type of movie has been done before, actually a lot. But, this movie set itself apart by the great acting, decent plot, good character building, and overall entertainment value. Marc Blucas was an excellent choice for the starring role of this movie and the supporting cast was spot on with their acting. One thing I liked about it, was that it was not overly x-rated and the women seemed classy and not the run of the mill bimbos that star in just about all movies these days, there was nudity, but, it was tasteful and not overdone. The plot was very interesting and though you could probably take a guess at who dun-nit, there where some twists through the movie to try and shake off your preconceptions till the end of the movie. I gave this movie an 8/10 because of the great balance it had and the entertainment value. This is a good movie that is definitely worth watching.

Starting out pretty decent, about mid-way through the film starting going downhill, and really fizzled to a bomb at the end. Even with a good creepy tone set early on, the movie just doesn't seem to go anywhere and I eventually found myself just wishing it would end. The lead actor is not very convincing in his role and just seems like he's bored with the script. Unfortunately the other characters are rather one-dimensional as well. We really don't get to know these people enough to care what happens to them, and the predictable plot just doesn't leave much to the imagination. I give it a three out of ten; watch it only if you can't find something better.

Marc Blucas (best known from Buffy the vampire slayer) acts superbly! Even when it is obvious he is an obnoxious and arrogant man you will sympathize with him. Of course he is helped by the wonderful screenplay. But still it is an excellent performance. The pace of the movie is quite fast. The tension starts early and building up to the climax. When you think you know everything the story immediately goes another direction. The twists and turns are handled with care so that you don't loose the plot. At one occasion the main character is sent a video which he plays to find out really disturbing. Suggesting there are supernatural elements involved. You have to see it to believe it. But it did freak me out a bit. As a fanatic thriller and horror fan this is not easy to do! The particular scene lifts this movie to an ever higher level and me wanting to find out what the hell was going on. (It is a shame that they don't explain how they achieved the effect,but i don't mind since it intensified the viewing experience a lot.) This movie delivers on the thrilling part. A must see!