Country: USA
Genre: Crime / Mystery / Thriller
Direction: Chris Shadley
Cast: Melissa Joan Hart, John Terry, Chip Bent, Lawrence Turner, Edrick Browne, John Cates, Marc Macaulay, Lucille Soong, James C. Victor, Daniel Baldwin, William Lee Scott, Emily Hart, Ritchie Montgomery, Gina St. John, Rebecca Newman, Andrew Sensenig, Michael Wozniak, Heather Saint-Noel
A masked gunman is on the prowl, kidnapping seemingly random victims without hesitation or remorse. First, a Vegas club owner, then a Hollywood actor and then a Los Angeles District Attorney; all taken in the blink of an eye with expert precision. The police are helpless and baffled by the kidnapper's motive even as one of their own detectives falls victim to the one-man crime-wave. The true number of kidnapped victims and the assailant's motive comes to a haunting reality when nine strangers find themselves handcuffed to nine separate poles in a bunker built by the masked gunman who is hell bent on revenge. But the gun in his hand and the threat of death are just tools in his forced act of attrition. If the Gunman is going to succeed, he needs someone to live. "I have brought the nine of you here for a reason. Your survival depends on you figuring out what that reason is. I will leave you alone for you discussions but i will return over ten minutes and kill one of you until you figure out why I have brought you here, or until you are all dead." And with his single deadly statement, the gunman closes the bunker door, leaving the nine stranger scared, desperate and unsure of who will be the first one killed or if any will live. They confess their worst crimes, sins and innermost fears hoping to find the connection that will keep them alive. As each ten-minute period expires, the gunman re-enters the bunker and asks his one simple question. "Why are you here?" If they don't have every piece of his twisted puzzle a single gunshot kills one of the nine resetting the clock giving survivors another chance to uncover the gunman's truth. Criminals, everyday citizens, a cop, a lawyer and a priest have all been extracted from their lives and thrust into a world of betrayal, deceit and murder. Unsure who to trust and what to believe, the nine must rely on each other before the clock on the next victims life runs down to zero. Can their differences and prejudices be put asides? Will the answers come out? Who of the nine live and who dies? Only time will tell. You have ten minutes.
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Movie Review:
9 people who believe themselves to be strangers are locked in a room by a hooded masked-man who tells them he will kill someone in the room every 10 minutes until they figure out the connection they have to each other. Without a clue to get started the group struggles to find the common thread between them as the body count begins to rise. 90 minutes to live or die. Will they be able to answer the killer's question?
Melissa Joan Hart (Kelley), John Terry (Shooter), Chip Bent (Sully), Lawrence Turner (Coogan), Edrick Browne (Leon), John Cates (Christian), Marc Macaulay (Father Francis), Lucille Soong (Chan), James Victor (Eddie).
The film starts with the killer's prep work followed by the kidnapping of each of the 9 people before they are locked in a room together. Once the killer's order is given and the group try to figure out their link to each other things get a bit more interesting. The 10 minute window between killings keeps the story moving but the overall plot is a bit slow so it is up to acting to keep things interesting. Unfortunately the acting just isn't enough and by the end of the film we don't care if the 9 live or die so long as their link is explained and the film ends.
Acting was disappointing from most in this one with inexperienced performances, overacting, insincerity, and lack of emotion. Excellent acting might have saved this one but it still probably wouldn't be a great film.
Camera work was good while sets and backgrounds were stark and minimalistic but consistent with the setting. Special effects were focused mainly on horror scenes and nicely done. Dialogue and sound were also well done. Overall the film felt like it was done on a low budget but exhibited good quality.
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