I added the spoiler warning, but I don't really think it was necessary, so please, do read on :)
Every review I read of this film was the same; they killed it and buried it six feet under. Not even one critic could spare a kind word for lead actress Franka Potente (Run Lola Run, The Bourne Identity, Blow, Anatomy) who has always been a favorite of mine. So that's why I just had to see this film, I couldn't believe that Potente had made a bad movie choice, so I had to see for myself.
Kate (Potente) is a young woman who tries to take the last train to a party but falls asleep and misses it. She finds herself locked in an empty subway station ... empty? not quite! one of her "friends" has followed her and tries to rape her. But before He can even pull off his pants he is dragged into one of the tunnels by 'something'. Kate now finds herself running for her life, aided by a homeless guy and his girlfriend ...
Yes it sounds silly, and it is silly, but it's also a lot of fun! The film does suffer from a slow opening that doesn't deliver anything new. Just a lot of running and "scary" sound effects. But, with the introduction of "the creep" the movie makes a u turn and heads for the gore section. And strangely enough, that's where it gets scary, and at moments extremely tense!
Now, of course there are genre rules that you'll find here as well. For instance: you've got your bad guy crippled on the floor with an open window to smash his brains in ... then why turn around screaming and run? But if you can make yourself believe in monsters and stupid scream queens again, this movie won't disappoint at all.
7/10
Every review I read of this film was the same; they killed it and buried it six feet under. Not even one critic could spare a kind word for lead actress Franka Potente (Run Lola Run, The Bourne Identity, Blow, Anatomy) who has always been a favorite of mine. So that's why I just had to see this film, I couldn't believe that Potente had made a bad movie choice, so I had to see for myself.
Kate (Potente) is a young woman who tries to take the last train to a party but falls asleep and misses it. She finds herself locked in an empty subway station ... empty? not quite! one of her "friends" has followed her and tries to rape her. But before He can even pull off his pants he is dragged into one of the tunnels by 'something'. Kate now finds herself running for her life, aided by a homeless guy and his girlfriend ...
Yes it sounds silly, and it is silly, but it's also a lot of fun! The film does suffer from a slow opening that doesn't deliver anything new. Just a lot of running and "scary" sound effects. But, with the introduction of "the creep" the movie makes a u turn and heads for the gore section. And strangely enough, that's where it gets scary, and at moments extremely tense!
Now, of course there are genre rules that you'll find here as well. For instance: you've got your bad guy crippled on the floor with an open window to smash his brains in ... then why turn around screaming and run? But if you can make yourself believe in monsters and stupid scream queens again, this movie won't disappoint at all.
7/10