Rating: R
Genre:
Thriller
Release Date: 06/10/2003
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 92 min
Flags: Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate
College student Sara Novak (
Carly Pope) becomes involved in a mysterious game involving riddles and elaborate mind games. As she roams the city seeking -- and finding -- answers to each question, she finds herself deeper in a conspiracy that leads to the murder of a classmate (
Jay Baruchel). Refusing the help of her detective father (
Ian McShane), Sara turns to a New Age-minded comic book shop owner (
Adrian Paul) for help. Big mistake?
~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
Gothic atmospherics abound in this conspiracy
thriller, and while the characterizations and production values are OK, the script begins to turn on itself as writer/director
Jesse Warn paints himself into a rather uncomfortable corner. By then the cleverness has been used up and
Warn has to resort to more predictable means to get to the end of his circular story. But until then, it's all slick, sly stalking scenes, with the troubled Sara trying to make sense of it all. An infuriatingly pointless red herring will frustrate those who were hoping to solve the mystery, but those looking for a few creepy thrills involving a cast of Canadian TV actors will be satisfied by the proceedings.
~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
