

There are very few movies that are too dark for me I think I could count them on one hand. I actually stopped playing this on Netflix several times to "take a break with something lighter" by watching "The Walking Dead." Yes, you read that right.The story depicted is just brutal. It was enough to make me want to visit Australia if the story didn't make want to stay the hell away from Australia.I just get the impression that some movie studio planned to produce a generic, derivative slasher movie but just inexplicably employed the best creative talent available for all aspects of its creation.Now, about my reluctance to recommend this Please understand that this film is incredibly dark, even by horror movie standards. The conclusion of an action sequence involving a truck must have looked downright stupid on the page, but damn if Greg McLean doesn't make it plausible and shocking.The entire movie is gorgeously shot. And I've seen a lot of horror movies, people. She isn't just a horror movie "scream queen " her performance was so skilled that she rises above such a trite label.

I think Shannon Ashlyn portrays terror better than any other actress I've seen. Damn perfect, as are the actors in smaller roles.
