Kim Gentes

Stay..... home.

This story is a reasonable plot and does have an acceptable summation. But when it comes right down to it, this film is not nearly as smart as it thinks it is. I enjoy psycho-thrillers and brain-teasers a lot. I loved everything from eclectic "Primer", to very smart "Momento" to personable "the Jacket", and even the relational "Butterfly Effect". So when I hear there is a good new twist coming out in a movie, I am looking forward to it. But the bottom line here is that the movie promises a lot, but delivers pretty light. There is no real shock, no real surprise. And while the concept is acceptable to the viewer, you come away thinking they ran out of thinking too quickly.

Some will argue that the film delivers spot on with the promises, using the thought-free story to justify the thought-free ending. I don't buy it. I understand it, I just don't buy it. What is even more dissappointing is that the acting here is very good. But the story just has nothing for them to live up to, so the movie lives and dies by the plot.

This is one that works for a "I can't think of anything else to watch" video rental night, but not for shelling out $18 a couple at the local theatre, and another $15 for snacks. The movie is no way that good.

Like I say, for this movie "Stay... home!"