elevator_opratr

Odd-ball movie. What could have been a decent story, instead fell victim to some very bad acting ... acting that was almost painful to watch ... it felt like the actors/actresses were totally uninterested in recording this.

Based on a supposedly true story based in 1800's New Zealand with an almost unbelievable plot, the unbelievability of the plot is made even more inevitable by poor acting. Instead of driving home the point of the real-ness of the movie, the acting made it look like a joke.

Watch it and be prepared to scratch your head at the end. You'll say to yourself: "either this was total baloney, or it was true, but the story very poorly told."

Up and down.

I've seen some reviewers elsewhere saying the museum scene in the beginning was beautifully shot. Well yes, but it was an annoying and pointless 10 minutes at the same time. I saw no need for it. As I saw no need for the weird shower scene at the opening.

Nevertheless, the movie picked up pace and got much better after the odd beginnings, only to have a predictable ending.

A down start, a good middle, and a down ending. My opinion of this movie in a nutshell.

Nevertheless, it's worth a look.

I didn't hate this as much as some of the comments here, but it's nothing to write home to mom about either.

The weirdest part was the ending. It just ended! Talk about an unsatisfied feel! Upon reading up on the movie, I learned it was meant to be a pilot for a series, and I guess that dumb ending was meant to be picked up. Unfortunately, I think the writers shot themselves in the foot in that the movie and the ending was so odd, it never wound up living past its first show! Good only if you want to see a creepy, low-budget horror flick on a lonely night, and you don't mind an ending that's as weird as the VCR getting unplugged halfway through.