I watched the movie because the concept seemed interesting (something similar to No Exit). However, the idea was ruined by terrible acting and writing. The acting was unbelievable (a strange mix of extreme over-acting and extremely wooden delivery). Of course, a part of this my be caused by the clumsy scripting that appeared to be written by 6th grader (strange phrasing, non sequitors, etc.). The motivations and actions of the characters are not logically consistent within the film. One major concept in the movie is that there are three names that appeared scrambled on the box. The first one is traced by each person, but only reacts to one of them. The second one is traced by each, but it only reacts to one of the other people. Now, using logic, which person would you get to trace the third name? There are parts of the movie that aren't explained by the "twist". For example, where did weapons suddenly come from. The movie made it appear that the weapons magically appeared in their hands the moment they remembered using such a weapon. Also, for the first part of the movie there was a disturbing noise that got louder to increase the tension. However, nothing ever came of that and it was never explained. Why is there the memory wipe? Wouldn't the punishment be more effective if they could feel remorse for their actions? If they were not supposed to torture themselves with guilt, why include the pictures of the people they murdered? Or the big question, why even have the box in the first place?
Overall, the only thing that keeps the movie from getting a 1 from me is that it didn't look so bad. The props looked solid and the set design was crisp. I liked the look. Otherwise, a complete waste of time. I want that 1 hour of my life back!
Overall, the only thing that keeps the movie from getting a 1 from me is that it didn't look so bad. The props looked solid and the set design was crisp. I liked the look. Otherwise, a complete waste of time. I want that 1 hour of my life back!
