Horror Extreme Movie Catalog

First off, I am a big George Eads fan, which is the primary reason I got this film. That being said, I think it was an interesting and rather intriguing concept but slowed and lagged after 45 minutes. The first half is very good especially how the town is introduced to us and how the director shows the intrigue build when we see the notebook with the dates of when people died. But after that is seems to lose itself and the climax was rather flat considering the build up leading to it. I expected something on the same level as the Lottery. I also thought that the son had a stronger moral and ethical streak in him than the father, whom I thought was being kind of selfish. I didn't think it was a great film but it wasn't bad enough that I wouldn't recommend it. Just don't expect much.

For some reason, everything I've been watching lately or reading has something to do with age, and the fact that people cannot deal with aging or death. Everyone wants to live forever, at the cost of everything and everyone else, at the cost of social conscience and personal conscience (spirit, spirituality, etc.) This film struck these same chords. Basically a sort of made-for-tv drama, or else some straight to video type movie, it was listed somewhere else as a horror film, but it really isn't, it's more of a "thriller" than anything else. Would I recommend it? Well, if you like Kyle Machlachlan (he's okay as an actor, actually kind of classy, despite his stint with "Showgirls), then certainly rent this or buy this, but I can't say this film deserves four stars, it's rather mediocre.