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Old 6th December 2011, 01:32 AM
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Well, I'll go against the grain and say that I think it's an incredible film, one of my all time favourites. As with just about everyone, I caught up with it via the Synapse release and it blew me away.

It starts out as a kind of film within a film, almost like a 'behind-the-scenes' featurette. We see the characters and their relationships and it appears like a bunch of buddies just getting together, having a good time, and making a low budget movie. But midway through, things take a menacing turn when the director projects a snuff film. It kind of throws you a bit, as it's quite unexpected, and leaves you wondering where things are leading - and some of the crew also begin to wonder what's going on. Suspicions are raised, tensions amongst the crew heighten, and it all leads to a suitably grim and downbeat ending.

It's not for everyone, but I abolsutely loved it.
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