Circle (2010)

Eighteen years after a mass murder, John Bennett escapes captivity, and returns to his childhood house, where a group of unsuspecting college psychology majors are studying his psyche by staying in the house for a few nights.

Director:

Michael W. Watkins (as Michael Watkins)

Writer:

Brad Tiemann

Stars:

Jason Thompson, Silas Weir Mitchell, Erin Reese

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Thompson	...	Gavin
Silas Weir Mitchell	...	Bennett
Erin Reese	...	Chloe (as Erin Michelle Lokitz)
Peter Onorati	...	Chief
Kinsey Packard	...	Agent Randall
Gail O'Grady	...	Dr. Green
Michael DeLuise	...	Bill Tanner
Will Stiles	...	Tristan
America Olivo	...	Britt
Erin Foster	...	Morgan
Ryan Doom	...	Luke
Rita Taggart	...	Professor McAdams
James Francis Kelly III	...	Officer Bryce
Tally Hunkins	...	Sherri
John Stamatakis	...	Bound Patient

Storyline

Eighteen years after a mass murder, John Bennett escapes captivity, and returns to his childhood house, where a group of unsuspecting college psychology majors are studying his psyche by staying in the house for a few nights.

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Plot Keywords:

bad guy | bad guys win | bare breasts | bare chested male | begins with text | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Connections

References CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

User Reviews

Pedestrian but still enjoyable

When a serial killer escapes from prison and returns to his childhood home, an FBI team races to stop him from continuing his rampage on the grad students who have moved into the home to conduct research on the very psychopath.

A surprisingly decent and far more watchable slasher effort than expected, as this one manages to contain some pretty interesting and intriguing stuff than expected. This is mostly due to the rather fun times contained within the opening set-up, which not only manages to get them there in a pretty timely manner but also sets up their purpose nicely as to their investigation and discoveries around the house with typical slasher film expectations thrown in before it gets to the stalking and abducting, which are pretty creepy at times and definitely worthwhile. The only flaw to this, which really has a lot of good stuff about it as well, is that this stuff is running congruently with the team investigating the escape and his criminal past, which includes them butting heads with each other, trying to use their area of expertise to get ahead over the other and the eventual discovery that working together allows them to solve the case. It's all pretty cliché and definitely quite dull, but is odd since the slow unraveling of the clues and the puzzle of it all is pretty interesting and keeps the film going along nicely, but had this dropped the tons of clichés and put the crime-scene-investigation antics to a minimum this could've been much more enjoyable.

Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, Nudity, an obscured sex scene and drug use.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

6 Dead Souls

Filming Locations:

Ventura County, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,926, 29 August 2010

Gross USA:

$10,024

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,024

Company Credits

Production Co:

Redwire Pictures, Indican Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1