Reindeer Games

THE GIRL IN THE BASEMENT WOW, Where to start…Great DVD box art, Title is better than Reindeer Games( IMDb ),Alter Ego(commentary track) and nice plug about these filmmakers who went on to do a Project Greenlight " Battle Of Shaker Heights". This do to some behind the scenes drama, The director was killed after this film in a botched car-jacking and the others went on to do ONLY comedies. This is a good film and works well, Kyle Rankin & Mary Skinner as the leads are perfect. This movie needs to be nominated for best use of a Baby Monitor and that "I've fallen and can't get up" gizmo. You know it's even holiday-themed with this Sick Santa Icon. Sooo, If you looking for the early works of Project Greenlight winners-This film is very good and intense drama.

I rate this film so highly out of respect for how much the filmmakers accomplished with virtually no budget and an all-volunteer cast and crew. The acting is surprisingly good for a Red-Cross group (a couple of holes in the minor roles, but forgivable under the circumstances). The lead roles are done well. The grandmother is believable as a supporting character. The cinematography is quite good. These guys knew what they were doing.

The product is solidly entertaining for any psycho-thriller fan, and a must see for independent filmmakers (especially of the low-low-budget sort... This film will be an inspiration to make your next one!). On the creepiness factor: They got a good deal of "creep" for their film-making dollar.

Check it out. It's worth the two bits and an hour-and-a-half.

Need I say more? Well actually I should because that was the only good part of this movie. Not even good just hysterical. Because of that I gave this movie a 2. The highest rating I've given any of the movies I have reviewed thus far which isn't saying much considering the fact that so far I have reviewed dreamcatcher, juno and avatar.

This movie is sooooooooooooo stupid. Sucha waste of time. Go see it. See for yourself. Please.

I don't even know what else to say. I went to two blackbusters with a friend to find this movie and needless to say it was the smartest thing I have ever done in my entire life!

Compared with the big-budget Ben Affleck flick of the same name four years later this offers per dollar, way better value. Rough around the edges perhaps, but still a "worth seeing" little item.

Kyle Rankin is Alec Clark..."Mr extreme average" who loses the plot of his own life and finds it necessary to vent his frustrations (and/or perceived lack of manhood) on a young girl Kate Regan (played by Mary Skinner) who he sees fit to relocate, fully tied up, in his own basement. Kate has a problem.

Acting and direction are above average for the budget constraints here and you could do far worse than watch this one night.

This movie is so bad and so forgettable and so obscure that its not even worth commenting on. Its like picking on someone with a disability. "What's your problem, man? Oh ... oh, sorry, man. I didn't know."