American Nightmare

When I read the plot for the movie my expectations where pretty high. A bunch of people confessing their worst nightmares to a radio station and then having to live through these nightmares because a psycho murderer overheard their confessions. Wow, I thought this sounded cool, but it wasn't. Well, ok you get scared a bunch of times in the movie, but what really annoyed me is the way the movie is carried out. The scary feel of the movie never comes out due to the tempo of the movie and the constant switching of scenery from scary to safe. I want more scary and less safe! But hey, I think you should see it anyway as it might scare you, and that is what the movie is all about. My rating: 5 out of 10

This is a movie that's comprised of a very thin story which would make no sense even if the narrative wasn't disjointed and meandering. Things happen for no reason, other than apparently to be a "twist" to the story. But twists have to make sense, and have to integrated into the story. You can't just go, "the butler did it! What a twist!" If it hasn't first been established that there IS a butler. In this pile, for example, two characters end up knowing each other somehow. No reason they should, and it has no bearing on the story, such as it is, so it isn't effective. It's just another unexplained and insignificant event in a long list of them. So why include it? All in all this movie feels, in a way, like a manic attempt at making an epic. There's a million ideas but none of them go anywhere. They probably were supposed to intertwined, but just end up unfinished loose ends that don't add to the end product. Characters appear and disappear, plot threads just fizzle out, and nothing is resolved or explained by the end of the whole mess. It almost doesn't matter that the movie is boring and devoid of any action or scares, because there's no point to, or explanation of, any of it. Just a bunch of stuff that happens. Avoid.

I was wondering at the end of the movie as whether I have missed any scenes....did not understand...the motive for the killer is not established well...

The whole story revolves around a party and it is very hard to believe that no one sees/hears the murders and the screaming...the killer gets away easily after the murders which is totally illogical...

Music was not synchronized with the scenes. I am quite puzzled as who the resort owner is and his relationship with the killer. I also do not know why the Killer cried at the end..quite funny

Not worth the money - 50 rupees (approximately 1 USD)...I would rate 1/10...

When it comes to horror movies, I am more than willing to suspend disbelief, ignore sub-par production values, and overlook plot holes in the interest of a good scare. This movies simply has no good scares to offer. It can't even be enjoyed as camp. Bad dialogue, bad acting, bad direction, the kills were predictable and poorly staged, the music was annoying, the camera work was wretched, even the costumes were bad. I felt really bad for the actors, who were obviously trying, but who had to deal with terrible, contrived dialogue and an obvious lack of direction. I doubt they got any rehearsal, either. It's embarrassing to watch, and so boring than making it through to the contrived "surprise" ending requires tremendous endurance. It's quite easily one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

I don't normally write reviews, but this one was so bad that I felt compelled to warn others. This movie is a complete waste of time. If you must watch this movie, don't miss the "Making of"-featurette. The writer/director seems to be under the impression that making the killer a woman was kind of bold, daring move. (Seen it.) He and the cast spend half an hour deconstructing this film as if it's a new-age "Citizen Kane." It's like listening to a group of third-graders take you behind the scenes of their Christmas pageant. They truly think they've created something of substance. It's sad, really… The only reason I gave this movie a "2" is because I think "1" should be reserved for true atrocities, like "Manos: Hands of Fate" and "Space Mutiny." So "American Nightmare" isn't the WORST movie I've ever seen, but I'd have to say that it's somewhere in the bottom fifty.

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this. The first 30 minutes of the movie were somewhat boring, and the lighting during the movie just seemed way too bright and detracted from it appearing like a horror film. It got some better in the last hour, but the ending was out there and hard to make any sense of. The acting was mid-line quality, not great but not horrible. I think some of the characters could have been cast better. It must be said that the movie did contain a few really unique things in the script. All in all, not a bad movie per se as far as low-budget goes, but not a "scary" horror film for most viewers.