See No Evil (2006)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Gregory Dark

Writer (WGA):

Dan Madigan (written by)

Release Date:

19 May 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Eight Teens, One Weekend, One Serial Killer.

Plot:

A group of delinquents are sent to clean the Blackwell Hotel. Little do they know reclusive psychopath Jacob Goodnight (Jacobs) has holed away in the rotting hotel. When one of the teens is captured, those who remain -- a group that includes the cop who put a bullet in Goodnight's head four years ago -- band together to survive against the brutal killer.

Plot Keywords:

Psychopath | Serial Killer | Severed Arm | Tattoo | Gore

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 30

9:00 PM

SYFY

Cast

Glenn Jacobs	...	Jacob Goodnight (as Kane)
Christina Vidal	...	Christine
Michael J. Pagan	...	Tye
Samantha Noble	...	Kira
Steven Vidler	...	Williams
Cecily Polson	...	Margaret
Luke Pegler	...	Michael
Rachael Taylor	...	Zoe
Penny McNamee	...	Melissa
Craig Horner	...	Richie
Mikhael Wilder	...	Russell
Tiffany Lamb	...	Hannah
Sam Cotton	...	Young Jacob
Cory Robinson	...	Blaine
Zoe Ventoura	...	Eyeless Women

Also Known As:

Eye Scream Man (USA) (working title)
Goodnight (USA) (working title)
The Goodnight Man (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong gruesome violence and gore throughout, language, sexual content and some drug use.

Runtime:

84 min | Philippines:82 min (cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Philippines:R-18 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Portugal:M/18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | UK:18 | Mexico:C | Argentina:18 | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (cut) | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-18 | Peru:18 | Norway:18 | Australia:MA | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Company:

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Trivia:

Zoe's sister's name appears on the cell phone as Kiley Warner.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: In one of the penthouses where the teens have joined to smoke pot, upon the lighting of the second joint, the camera zooms out to show all four teens and a very visible boom mic. A few moment later, it's shown again.

Quotes:

Michael: This could've been a classy joint back in the day.
Melissa: What do you know about class?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in WrestleMania 23 (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

My Deliverance

Good for it's genre

As far as mad stalker/Friday the 13th/Halloween type movies go I think it was effective. Kane makes a good "monster". The cast of unknowns seems to try reasonable hard. There were some gross-out gory parts, some effect atmosphere, some unexpected ways of getting killed, and for me anyway a surprise in some of the twists. It's a B-movie but in that context it works for me. The theater was full and the crowd seemed to get into it. If you want to see a "maniac versus a group of teen agers" movie this is a good one to see.

The set up for the villain is effective and they actually did a good job in explaining how he got as messed up as he did. Actually by the end of the movie you get enough flash backs that you think he was twisted into shape and not just born evil ala Freddy or Jason.