R.S.V.P.

As one of the commenters here noted, sundance is usually inundated with gritty depressing films. R.S.V.P. is certainly not one of those. The same person said there were many clues throughout the film that hint at the surprise ending. To say that there were "clues" is an understatement. At every juncture the film screamed its torpid theme.

The film alludes several times to an underrated hitchock flick called "rope". Despite the allusions, the film doesn't even come close to Rope's level of philosophy, morality, or thrills. Instead it borrows a couple ideas, mixes in a few of the cheesier elements of mediocre American thrillers (see "Scream") and comes out with absolute boredom.

There were a few elements that could have made this film great. The allusion to rope could have gone farther and actually translated the film into a modern adaptation. One element that has changed since the time of rope is the perceived value of "fame". The film touched on this, but didn't carry anything through. The thing that could have been done right was translating the fame into a postmodern context. The killer claims he wants fame, but he tries to setup the professor as the culprit for all the murders. This could have actually been an excellent concept if the film had decided to take into account the two realities it exists in, namely: The reality of the film, wherein the professor would take the blame, and secondly the reality of the film as watched by the audience, where the killer could find fame without cost. Indeed, this would have been a clever concept that perhaps would have carried this over into the intellectual genre. Instead, the director has his character act inconsistently and later claim that he wants to be pursued by the FBI "because it's part of the game". The result is that the killer comes off as an absolute idiot, which is unfortunate because our interest has been staked in him being clever enough to pull something entertaining off.

To go back to the comment that this film is so unlike the rest of sundance's depressing flicks, I'm going to have to disagree. This having passed for an intellectual thriller is several times more depressing than boys don't cry.

This movie was very good in my opinion. I first picked it up because of wanting to see more of Quinn's work (having recently become a fan,all too late), and I have to say, I didn't walk in expecting much of the actual film, because I knew next to nothing about the movie at first.

It surprised me even though I wasn't expecting much. The entire flow of the story is not like a typical movie about a murderer trying to kill off a group of people. It fits together very well, and makes the viewer take a different look at what can happen. The fact that it didn't seem to focus on the blood and gore, or the way that people died, was refreshing. And the fact that they did nothing to hide it was also and unexpected, yet welcome, change.

Quinn did an excellent job in his roll, as did most of the other actors. They gave the characters a very 'real' feeling, not of perfect people, but of someone that you would go to school or work with.

The only part that was not quite up to par was the ending. It lacked that real feeling that was present through out the rest of the film. But all in all, the movie was very well put together. Something I would definitely watch more than once.

This movie was by far the STUPIDEST, DUMBEST, MOST IDIOTIC movie that I have ever seen in my entire life. Nothing about it kept my attention, it was not suspensful, and overall- it was boring. Half the time, the words didn't match the actor's mouths. The music does not go along with the plot...in general, it was ludicrous- a leviathan. It is nothing but a vile feast of vulgarities and invectives, mixed with poor, underdeveloped actors. Some of the "victims" are shown being beaten or hit, but for some odd reason, they don't bleed..hmmm.. I would not recommend this movie to anyone, unless they like to watch tedious, moronic films. It messes with the mind. Stay away from this flop of a "movie," if you want to call it that.

R.S.V.P. was just released here on DVD and I picked it up at the movie store because it had Jason Mewes in it. I didn't know what to expect, I didn't even read the box cover! Though I stumbled upon a great find, the movie itself is worth the few bucks to rent. A real good cast as well of young actors and actresses who are trying to shine out and get noticed. The story is about "Nick" a guy who is obsessed with murder. His friends think he's a little strange, taking after his professor. Well his ex girl hooked up with his best buddy who comes from a very well off family. Nick acted like everything was all gravy and since it was his last night in town (literally!) he decides to throw him a party! And all of his friends are invited... only thing is, not everyone is going home in one piece!

I really enjoy watching Jason Mewes doing what he does best...which isn't so much acting as it is lending his persona to this project or that project in the form of some previously agreed-upon lines. I think he's a funny guy and wanted to see how he did in a non-Smith project.

He did about the same as he does -in- a Kevin Smith project, they just gave the character a different name...but I've got no quarrel there.

The movie itself...well, I barely got through it. It swiped plot from all over the place, from Hitchcock to Clue, the board game. It also reminded me of a very badly-done play I saw in college in which the murderer was also obsessed with Leopold and Loeb...that's right, L-O-E-B, not L-O-B-E. I had trouble getting through that play as well.

Was it just me, or did American Psycho and other such current movies factor mightily in this as well? I kept getting American Psycho vibes.

Anyway...if you're a fan of Jason Mewes, by all means watch it to see him. Otherwise, if you're looking for a good horror film, your money's best spent elsewhere.