| Not as disturbing as "All Night Long" but just as effective. Although the whole movie takes place inside a room, claustrophobia isn't used to scare the audience. All the horror is setup on the premise of making the other people tap out. The characters don't seem to be out to hurt people (unlike "Hostel"), they just want to win the prize with the least damage afflicted--at least initially. To list the offenses which occur is to take away from the whole suspense of the movie. From the second the tool box is revealed to contain a screwdriver and a blow dryer, you know something awful is about to go down.
The torture scenes were really effective because the film seems really low budget, so it feels like it could turn into a real life snuff movie anytime. The way the game was played felt like "Truth or Dare" without the truth, which adds a comical touch until the brutality sets in. You won't be horribly scarred from this, but you will come out shaken--and probably feel like watching "Audition" again. |
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