Headgame is one of those horror movies that falls into the sub genre I adore. Where you have a series of people who wake up and are forced to play a deadly game (Such as SAW, Cube, Circle and The Human Race)
Upon realising that's what this is I became rather excited. It tells the story of a group who wake up with camera's attached their foreheads. If they tamper with it they will get shocked, if they remove it the vial of acid set within will kill them.
They are told that only one can survive and that the exit will not open until there is only one survivor. So you know the drill, all hell breaks loose.
Trouble is I think the "Hell" occurs too fast and it's all rather uninventive. Then we have the finale which is multi-tiered and it's a real mixed bag.
You see I'm not sure if I like it, I think that because of the concept (Which is actually quite good) this really needs to become a franchise.
The likelihood of a Headgame 2 is pretty damn remote and that's a shame as this being a single standalone movie it simply isn't meeting its potential.
Headgame is a watchable effort for fans of the subgenre but is just above average compared to others.
The Good:
Very clever twists
Great concept
The Bad:
Don't know how I feel about the ending
Distinctly average for the most part
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Having a lense attached to your head comple with vial of acid will leave no scarring or marks of any sort
Upon realising that's what this is I became rather excited. It tells the story of a group who wake up with camera's attached their foreheads. If they tamper with it they will get shocked, if they remove it the vial of acid set within will kill them.
They are told that only one can survive and that the exit will not open until there is only one survivor. So you know the drill, all hell breaks loose.
Trouble is I think the "Hell" occurs too fast and it's all rather uninventive. Then we have the finale which is multi-tiered and it's a real mixed bag.
You see I'm not sure if I like it, I think that because of the concept (Which is actually quite good) this really needs to become a franchise.
The likelihood of a Headgame 2 is pretty damn remote and that's a shame as this being a single standalone movie it simply isn't meeting its potential.
Headgame is a watchable effort for fans of the subgenre but is just above average compared to others.
The Good:
Very clever twists
Great concept
The Bad:
Don't know how I feel about the ending
Distinctly average for the most part
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Having a lense attached to your head comple with vial of acid will leave no scarring or marks of any sort