That, and about a truckload of other implausible happenings (but plausible to the typical B-movie writing sphere) fuel this movie's run to a roller coaster finish. I will say the low key delivering of this as a teen drama will lure you in before it all goes to hell in almost the worst way possible, so bravo for that.
Set aside the campy writing for a second and take the time to appreciate the cast. Jayson W. Smith, Dermot Mulroney and Anne Heche all play bit roles that could have been microwaved from central casting, but are instead legitimized by their performances. Brice Heller is believable as the rich-kid psychopath (bit of a throwback in mannerisms to Wahlberg's 'Fear' instead of Bale's 'American Psycho') and while Miller and Peebles aren't incredibly strong in this flick, the performances they render working off each other really have you rooting for their demise and survival at different spots in the movie. Deusner seems to channel a bit of Joaquin Phoenix's Joker with some success. Overall, not terrible acting or production work. Gore is there and prominent, and no skimping on effects work. The real victim is the script that somehow survived the chopping block much like our female lead, just so we could get to the point where we ask ourselves how she (and the audience) made it to this point.
Set aside the campy writing for a second and take the time to appreciate the cast. Jayson W. Smith, Dermot Mulroney and Anne Heche all play bit roles that could have been microwaved from central casting, but are instead legitimized by their performances. Brice Heller is believable as the rich-kid psychopath (bit of a throwback in mannerisms to Wahlberg's 'Fear' instead of Bale's 'American Psycho') and while Miller and Peebles aren't incredibly strong in this flick, the performances they render working off each other really have you rooting for their demise and survival at different spots in the movie. Deusner seems to channel a bit of Joaquin Phoenix's Joker with some success. Overall, not terrible acting or production work. Gore is there and prominent, and no skimping on effects work. The real victim is the script that somehow survived the chopping block much like our female lead, just so we could get to the point where we ask ourselves how she (and the audience) made it to this point.