Sweet Insanity (2006)

Director:

Daniel Hess

Writers:

Daniel Hess (writer)
Adam Weis (writer)

Release Date:

16 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Meet the new girl...

Plot:

High school senior Stacey has a frightening nightmare that just might come true. Christina, the new girl in school...

Cast

Rebekah Hoyle	...	Stacey
Mackenzie Firgens	...	Christina
David Fine	...	Mr. Sutherland
Josh McRae	...	Rich
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Talia Rianne Asher	...	Mother
Larry Beck	...	Homeless man
Jeff Bell	...	Lex
Shawn Bohigian	...	Rachael
Helena Charbila	...	Truck Girl
Vic Chiapetta	...	Pizza manager
Evan Clinton	...	Burglary Kid
Kate Dykstra	...	High School Girl #2
Nadia Gillespie	...	Truck Girl #1
Melanie Giovannini	...	Dream Killer
Zak Kilberg	...	Tony
Cory Knauf	...	Ty (as Corey Shaw)
Robert Kraus	...	Grown Man
Sam Kraus	...	Sean
Ed McCloud	...	Mr. Rooney
Steve McMoy	...	Father
Vanessa Motta	...	Liz
Ryon Nixon	...	Brian
Chris Ratti	...	Joey
Gillian Slack	...	High School Girl #1
Corbett Tuck	...	Angela

Also Known As:

Stranger (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language, teen drug and alcohol use, and sexuality.

Runtime:

81 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Petaluma, California, USA

Company:

WLS

Movie Connections:

References Casablanca (1942)

no need for spoilers, it spoilt itself

this is pretty much your run of the mill teen slasher movie: complete with the beautiful people clique, the gratuitous sex, the stereotypical characters (btw did anyone else find them all really rude?), the drugs & booze... the whole package really... i'd also add that the PLOT IS THIN & UNORIGINAL.

i guess it's MILDLY ENTERTAINING, i've got nothing against light entertainment it boasts ALRIGHT SUSPENSE (we know what's going to happen from the start but not really why). it is also QUITE SCARY due to an ACHIEVED TENSION & UNSETTLING MOOD (although i think the director's use of "arty" shots didn't contribute that much). furthermore there are A FEW GOOD LINES in there (yet this may well be due to the fact they are cheesy and bring a whole other level to the film)... but the writing is greatly let down by the poor acting.

i'm aware that this is an independent movie (quite glossy and well "finished" i have to say in it's defence), so i guess you could try and justify this sort of thing... but THE ACTING WAS REALLY DIRE!(i mean jc vandamme/c. norris/c.bronson league, but to make it worst they seem like they're competing for the crown)... you know, the embarrassing & painful kind... the obvious guess is that their priority was the look of the cast (i've got nothing against a bit of eye candy & this was probably not such a bad choice considering the targeted & actual audiences for these sort of films but it really sabotaged the film).

i never leave comments (especially long ones & concerning films i didn't enjoy... they're never the "main" ones are they?... i smell a rat), but the current comment did not satisfy me. this film takes risks? please... this is the official recipe of a tried and tested genre. they clearly knew there is a market for it. the only risks this movie took was the risk of making a bad movie with even worse actors.

sorry if i put anyone off but this was kind of the point. i suggest that U SHOULD NOT PAY to see this film (i'm glad i didn't), BORROW IT off a mate who fell for the comments/rating.