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Release Date:
30 May 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
Lock the door. Pretend you're safe. morePlot:
A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(117 articles)
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A Tale Of Two Movies... moreCast
(Credited cast)| Liv Tyler | ... | Kristen McKay | |
| Scott Speedman | ... | James Hoyt | |
| Glenn Howerton | ... | Mike | |
| Gemma Ward | ... | Dollface | |
| Kip Weeks | ... | Man in the Mask | |
| Laura Margolis | ... | Pin-Up Girl | |
| Alex Fisher | ... | Mormon Boy #1 | |
| Peter Clayton-Luce | ... | Mormon Boy #2 |
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Rated R for violence/terror and language.Parents Guide:
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86 min | 88 min (unrated version)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #43588) | Canada:14+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:18A | Australia:MA | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:16 | Finland:K-15 | Malaysia:U | New Zealand:R16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Argentina:16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Norway:15 | Italy:VM14 | Peru:14 | Germany:18 | Japan:R | France:U (with warning) | Spain:18 | Portugal:M/16Fun Stuff
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Continuity: The 2 candles on the table are far apart, then much closer together. In the next shot, there are 4 candles. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Narrator: What you are about to see is inspired by true events. According to the FBI, there are an estimated 1.4 million violent crimes in America each year. On the night of February 11, 2005, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt left a friend's wedding reception and returned to the Hoyt family's summer home. The brutal events that took place there are still not entirely known.
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Sprout and the Bean moreFAQ
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Like many, I went into this (knowing) the basics of the story. That being said, I found the first half of the film quite suspenseful and creepy by modern movie standards. The story begins by developing the relationship between it's two stars, then separating them and introducing the terror. This worked, and worked very well in it's ability to set up (and scare the hell out of) the viewers. Unfortunately, after we have established what is taking place, the story seems to slow to a simmer, and eventually fizzles out. The second half of the film is filled with horror movie cliché's and cheap scare tactics, almost to the point of boredom... It's a shame, because I haven't been a fan of slasher films since the eighties, and I REALLY wanted to "Like" this film.
My recommendation would be to watch the first half of the film, then go and sit by yourself in a cabin, somewhere in the woods. The effect would be much better, and the film would serve it's purpose.