jackmeat Movie review:Seems to be a "baby" theme going on here. In this movie, a couple (Tabrett Bethell & Andy Whitfield respectively) are traveling across the state to visit her parents. Well, of course she is pregnant, and in route they are cut off the road by some truck. Well, when the get back on the road, they decide to call it a day and stay overnight, on Christmas Eve, at some dive motel. Well, he decides to go out and get Chinese and when he returns (no Chinese) his wife, Beth, is missing, just a note on the pillow that we don't get to see. Well cut scene to where she wakes up in a strange room in a tub full of ice. As she comes to, she realizes she has been treated to that old kidnap and c-section gag (mommies may not be big fans of this movie) As she stumbles out of the room, she passes other rooms with tubs in them and she knows she isn't alone. In her attempt to escape the "warehouse" type area, she finds a locked gate and no way out. When she passes out, she awakens to 3 other women helping take care of her, all with the tell tale c-section blood stains on their clothes. So with no way out, they elect to find the babies after they find another women bleeding to death that says her baby was "blue." So off they go until they split up, of course, and one the girls (a mute) is attacked and killed, but is able to snap a photo of her murderer, and it is another victim (they all wear tops that have roman numerals on them). So now aside from not knowing why they are there, they must survive a crazy one of them stalking the 3 remaining surrogate parents. The typical "hunted" scenario here is used for the tension, but the movie does a very good job of keeping you wondering why this is all happening. As it moves along, little clues present themselves which I will let you unravel, it isn't rocket science, but it is better to let the movie show you. I enjoyed the pacing of this movie and not allowing the budget hamper down a well made, and presented film. The acting was very believable for an unknown cast (at least to me, you aussies may know them since this was made in New South Wales, home of all the crazies) The movie did not use gore to keep the tension and just used blood when it was appropriate. Oh, the husband part of the story, off trying to find her after she disappears, utilizing the assaulting a police officer method and stealing his car. He ends up beating the location of where the women are taken from the guy at the motel but on the way there, he runs over a trap of spikes that were setup on the road and flips his car, assumed dead. I won't say if he is or not, but that is the last you see of him. An original idea that did end in a bit of surprise. Just a very well written movie that should be seen. I would recommend this one if you run across it. 5.8/10 IMDb 5.3

nightwatch4773 I was completely enthralled by this film from beginning to end. The opening shots of the arid landscapes across rural Australia were just gorgeous and the two leads were casted perfectly. The film starts very similar to Jeepers Creepers and 2008's Aussie debacle RoadKill but quickly turns into something much more than that. We have a dilapidated motel on tap with a motel manager that looks eerily similar to Nick Nolte. Once the couple get to their room the real fun starts as the film makes a complete left turn and a turn that I didn't see coming. From here on the film belongs to the female leads as they struggle for survival. I will not give anything away here, all I am saying is watch this film. You will thank me later.

rmkdec Excellent acting,suspense,great camera work. Was on the edge of my seat the whole time and the twists and turns kept on coming until the very last minute. Simply a very disturbing but believable film made in such a way to really get you thinking. Afterwards I say thinking about the events because it really is that thought provoking. From an extremely sad situation came a glimmer of hope. I salute the writer and director. This happened before DNA testing became available and I was thinking how on earth are they going to get around this without me spoiling the plot it really was nothing like expected at all adding to how inventive the writing of this movie actually is.

Nick Clohessy This is an interesting film. The writing is solid enough and the acting is fine. The biggest drawback for me was the score. It is overly emotional and often the emotion being displayed on screen by the actors was being overshadowed by the overly emotive score. There were several instances where silence would have been perfect, rather than the single female voice wordlessly singing notes, which was overly used to the point of exhaustion. The story is interesting. It takes a little while to get going and when it hit's it's stride it is a steady jog rather than a sprint. However, this pacing suits the film as the relationships between the characters needs to be established for the film's premise to truly work. You can see that this film took inspirations from others. One which immediately sprang to mind was the Saw franchise, although with no traps and much less gore. More a case of being placed in a situation with limited information available to you and having to survive. So I guess in that way it is more like Cube. Overall it is a film which I would recommend, however NOT if you are a pregnant woman!