loomis78-815-989034 In a small town sits three college students. Bored with their town and everything in it, they make a pact with each other. They will randomly pick someone, capture them and kill them. Ryan (Downey) is behind the video camera that tells the story. The ring leader is a disturbed sociopath named Travis (Thorp). He is good at manipulating the group and drives them to stick with the plan. Stephanie (Roe) is fueled by hatred of everyone and Ryan the cameraman is clearly bothered with his relationship with his parents. At first the group seems like any small town misguided group upset at their lives. With Travis in charge and Stephanie's obvious unguided rage, the plan moves ahead as they select a victim (Schactler) and a mode. The sick details of their plan are discussed as they work to make it a reality. Anna Siri's screenplay is as simple as it can be and works very well under Scott Phillips direction. The college kids are presented as everyday people you would see at the movies or the local hang out. In fact the leader Travis is usually goofing around on camera and not giving straight answers. As the audience watches the story unfold, they wait for the teens to come to their senses, or to be found out, or the plan to be spoiled in some way yet it doesn't. The concluding 15 minutes is terrifying, unsettling and gut wrenching. Unfortunately in today's society the script of this film could be reported as a segment on 60 Minutes and all though tragic, it would be no surprise. Some may find the first hour slow but it is actually a very well done set up to the acting out of the violent crime that follows. Forget gore, Meadowoods scares the mind and the soul. Knowing everyday kids could be this cruel and unfeeling about another human being should truly terrify any decent person. You get to know the victim Kayla through a series of interviews Ryan does with the camera and she is a very likable person. This makes the conclusion all the harder to watch. This won't be for everyone because it is a film that haunts you when it is over in a very disturbing way. The very 'Real' approach this film takes is truly chilling and effective, but multiple viewing will probably be out.

roderick04769 This movie was a complete waste of time. Honestly, the best part of the movie was when the credits were shown. Reminded me of the 'blair witch project,' just worse. Both movies had shaky cameras, but a blank screen for 10 minutes of a movie is a little much. There is audio of people talking, just no screen, complete waste of time! The summary of the movie should be as follows: If you have spare time, and a few extra bucks, rent this movie. It will bore you until you fall asleep, or bring you to the edge of your seat, due to wanting to walk away from being bored. All in all, even after spending $1.05 to rent this movie for a night, I honestly think I overpaid!

MusicandLife101 I really liked this movie. I agree with the person that said they wanted to hate it. I thought it was going to be dumb, but it's really not. You just have to be able to understand and really dive into the characters and what's going on. I found none of it to be boring. *SPOILER* Even the part where the t.v. was dark for a long time. It made me nervous and it was very suspenseful. Of course I wish Ryan had gotten to Kayla in time but that would have taken away the sad ending. I love sad endings or ironic endings because everything usually ends so happy and perfect. I want to watch movies that can happen in real life and this is one of them.

manncer-2 SPOILERS.. I turned this film off almost as soon as it started. I almost deleted it, but decided to give it one more try. At first I was aggravated by the home video quality, then I said: Hello! That's the idea genius. I was also expecting the worst as per a few of the hysterical reviews, herein. As it unrolled into my living-room, I was starting to see the real horror of this movie. The disparate characters were very well developed by the young actors. The sadness of Kayla's interview was revealing of her character; the hidden sadness that Ryan brought out. The weakness of Ryan, as her interviewer was tragic because he was afraid of not doing what the group wanted. When his interview caused pain to Kayla, he relaxed into himself and was effective as a human being to her, because the other two weren't around.. Stephanie was severely depressive neurotic, and Travis was beyond redemption. The point I saw in this movie was a chilling look at three teenagers, bored and unable to get with life, like other kids were doing. Funny thing is that I wasn't surprised that this whole scenario was completely plausible in today's society. That's the real horror.