I truly appreciated the atmosphere of this film. It was made on location in Alaska, filmed apparently as fall was turning into winter - a deliberate choice to give a certain feel of authenticity to the movie. It worked. It's tense and suspenseful all the way through; there's a wilderness feel to the movie even though much of it is set in the city of Anchorage. And it features some excellent performances - especially from Nicolas Cage as the Alaska State Trooper detective Jack Halcombe, who's in charge of the case.
It's the story of the Robert Hansen murders - Hansen (played by John Cusack) having murdered still unknown numbers of women in Alaska in the 70's through the early 80's, and it revolves around his last victim - Cindy Paulson (Vanessa Hudgens) - the one who survived and eventually helped Halcombe bring Hansen in. The performances all the way through are top notch.
It's produced as a tribute to Hansen's victims. I was expecting when I put it on to find a low budget, slasher type film, but instead found one that was reasonably true to the real story, and it does serve as an effective tribute.
(8/10)
It's the story of the Robert Hansen murders - Hansen (played by John Cusack) having murdered still unknown numbers of women in Alaska in the 70's through the early 80's, and it revolves around his last victim - Cindy Paulson (Vanessa Hudgens) - the one who survived and eventually helped Halcombe bring Hansen in. The performances all the way through are top notch.
It's produced as a tribute to Hansen's victims. I was expecting when I put it on to find a low budget, slasher type film, but instead found one that was reasonably true to the real story, and it does serve as an effective tribute.
(8/10)