Distorted

This is supposed to be a movie that is full of suspense and mind control but it just doesn't make the mark. Christina Ricci comes off very cold. I think that she plays most of her roles in that way but in this she is also trying to portray mentally unstable and super paranoid and I just wasn't feeling her at all. Which is unfortunate because I have enjoyed her in so many things. I was expecting John Cusack to have a larger role and he ended up with maybe 5-10 minutes of screen time. He's been a bit iffy for me since I watched Cell. I only felt moments of intensity during the flashing scenes. I'm just a bit disappointed.

The description looked intriguing but it didn't live up to the expectation. I was mostly bored and the story wasn't interesting. It started slow and didn't explain things like why everyone scratched their neck or the significance of "Beautiful Dreamer" playing a lot.

Without exaggeration, this is a horrendous film. It's as if a 3rd grader had an idea that was about some science experiment with a mumbo jumbo describption about impacting minds. All you need is some really cool flashing images of horrible things, lights and weird stuff to add to the mood as if they would have any impact on the purpose of the experiment. Then draw it out for 90+ minutes. The ending... laughable and painful in its awkward amateurism. It's just par for the course.

Seeing Christina Ricci's name was a surprise. John Cusack has been associated with D films over the past several years and this is no exception. I have no idea who has been helping him select his projects but this is yet another to add to the "what were they thinking" pile.

PS - I don't think they did too much research on the true nature of psychological problems. It would have helped a great deal if they had.

The "mystery" in this movie is why good actors like Ricci, Cusack and Fletcher chose to be in a straight to video stinker. It's as if Lifetime decided to have Danielle Steele adapt a Stephen King story.

I don't have seizure issues but if you're sensitive to flashing bright lights then you might be in for a nasty surprise..

Having said that, i really didn't enjoy this that much, it was a time killer, but at the end of the day I'd rather have my money back. Nothing special about it, the scoring was decent but the movie itself wasn't that entertaining.

If you're bored and nothing else is available, go ride a bike instead :) I only give it two stars because Christina Ricci is in it.