Why so much hype?

Sorry, this movie sucks

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Blistering performances.

I did not expect this when I put the DVD in to watch. I am not sure what I expected but I am really glad I rented it out, I felt like I had found a gem amongst all the Hollywood garbage you normally find in your local video store.Good editing, great soundtrack and the view of the lead through her eyes.The forced feeding scene is genuinely disturbing and i could not stop thinking about it for days afterwards, the way it was extended when you thought it was all over kept me awake that night! That to me, is good direction and acting, when you really feel for the character.The way the director captured the sense of overwhelming control that Alex's obsessive-compulsive behaviour has over her seems very realistic also, like you are hearing her thought as well as seeing her actions.I don't think too many people have seen this film because everyone I ask has never heard of it. From memory it was one of those films that the video store only had 1 or 2 copies of so that probably puts the masses off straight away.I had to go and order it on DVD after I rented it out.. definitely not a film for everyones tastes though, although my girlfriend enjoyed it also.Not the best film I have ever seen by far (some of plot and acting pretty poop )but worth watching and I didn't feel like I had wasted 90 minutes at the end. I must admit that I was slightly disappointed at the end of the film with the way it ended but that's life.The lighting in this movie is not going to be to everyones tastes, a fair bit of strobe effects to go with that great soundtrack, could mess a few heads up.I think the director will be one to watch in the future, apparently this was his first proper feature film which on reflection makes sense but if I met him he would get a handshake and a "well done".

***This review WILL contain spoilers***Well, I for one liked this movie. British movies are just not cut out for people who drool over Hollywood crap like Troy and Harry Potter. They often expect the viewer to be able to think and to fill in the blanks, which I appreciate. Especially the ending is quite good.Brief summary: Mental patient desperately seeks female companionship, but it usually goes wrong and he ends up killing them instead.A duo of cops, one old and male, one young and female, try to find out what's going on and finally there's a showdown.What I found interesting about this movie is that we never actually see the killer and more mysterious, even, we never even find out the gender until the very last second of the movie. I personally thought the killer was a guy, but in the last scene he suddenly has boobs? Is it female? Male transsexual? In any case, it's a very confused and abused individual.Sure there's ripoffs from here to Tokio and back, most notably from Seven and Silence of the Lambs, but name me one movie that's been made in the past 20 years that isn't at least a partial ripoff of a book, other movie, TV show or what have you and I'll re-vote this movie lower. :-)Worth watching, nothing spectacular, but solid thriller, is my opinion. 7 out of 10.

I really started out watching this movie with an open mind, hoping I'd found some undiscovered jewel in the land of suspension. Well, I have to say that it contained some originality, but in the end it ended up being one of the worst movies I've ever seen. A 2 out of 10, trying to be nice.

While the cover art of the DVD lures you into the illusion that this is a "Scream" style horror flick (the cover is almost identical), the first thing to say about this movie is that it is so quintessential english, it could have been shot on the set of "Eastenders". Don't get me wrong, their are a lot of great movies coming from England, but their attempts of making a good thriller or horror film are often quite deplorable. The quality of the sound is surprisingly good, compared to shabby camera work, which is probably the reason for the tag line "Hear the fear". Miriam Margolyes is usually one of my favorite actresses, but here her OTT approach to her role is not in tune with the rest cast. Imagine Mr. Bean showing up in a "Halloween" movie! After we watch the psychotic killer do some of his very predictable deeds, the movie ends abruptly, not revealing the killer's identity, leaving us in doubt about the fate of his last victim and not giving us any clues about his motives. So why bother watching it all?