Illyngophobia Did you hear the myth that if your college room mate commits suicide,that you get an automatic 4.0 GPA?Well,for two friends,Tim and Chris,it becomes their one way ticket to Harvard.But getting away with it will be the hard part.I just seen this movie,and thought it was great!And it probably gives college students crazy ideas of killing their room mates.I found it confusing at first,but everything makes sense with a shocking twist ending,where the tables are turned one last time.So,if you like myths,Scream and of course,hotties,then you'll probably enjoy this movie.

Vic_max This was actually a pretty OK movie. I thought it would be pretty bad given the 'teenage clique gone wrong' setup. However, because of the interesting premise, I decided to watch. One thing that drew me into movie was Lillard's presence (plays Shaggy in Scooby-Doo movies). This suggested some over-the-top drama. He delivered - pretty dynamic fellow. The dialog is pretty decent too - much of it is fairly witty. Also, there are some pretty good setups and twists and surprises that are decently done throughout the movie. Not bad - albeit a somewhat tired genre and limited setting. If the taglines and premise for the movie intrigue you, you'll probably enjoy it.

preppy-3 The "curve" in the title refers to a grading curve. At a college Chris (Michael Vartan) wants to get into Harvard--but isn't getting the grades. His roommate Tim (Matthew Lillard) wants the same but also doesn't have the grades. The they hear if you have a roommate who commits suicide you get an automatic 4.0 from the college. And they have a horribly obnoxious roommate (Randall Batinkoff)...Not bad little thriller. It's well-made, moves quickly and has a good cast that were virtual unknowns when this was made. There are some problems--there was a plot twist an hour in that I just didn't buy and there were TOO many twists and turns at the end. Also Lillard and Batinkoffs' characters are SO cruel and unlikable that it's hard to give a damn about them...and also hard to believe that they are so popular around campus. And Dana Delaney is wasted as the school psychologist. Still it's easy to overlook these faults.The acting is good--Lillard overacts (as always) but it fits the role; Batinkoff underacts nicely; Vartan is somber (but he's supposed to be) and Keri Russell (as Vartan's girlfriend) is very good. There's a nice soundtrack with some impressive visuals--I love the two candlelit vigils in this.Some previous posters have complained about the ending being too confusing with too many loose ends. They're right--but this is just a nice quick little thriller--don't think about it TOO much. I give it a 7.

stamper I really didn't expect much of Dead Man's Curve at first but I became immediately thrilled once I started watching it. The performances (especially Matthew Lillard) were great and I just dig it when a bad guy thrives as much as Lillard did in this movie. The bigger part of the film was pretty good and would have easily been rewarded with a 7 or maybe even a 7,5 but in the end it just didn't get away with it. In the end Dead Man's Curve just becomes one of those thrillers that wants to be too smart and too original / surprising, resulting in a very annoying and unbelievable ending. It would be rightful to say that by introducing twist after twist after twist the filmmaker succeeded in breaking the movie's neck. Since the ending for me was a big fat 3 out of 10 I find it very hard to make a recommendation regarding this film. 6 out of 10