gth_1313 This was the most uninteresting horror flick I have seen to date. The premise is glaringly forgotten after about 1 minute. The acting is terrible. The scariest thing about this movie is when the two guys kiss, yuck! What were the film festival judges thinking when they gave this garbage a 'best film' notation? The only reasons I didn't turn this movie off were to see what NOT to do as a filmmaker, and if the paper-thin plot line could really keep going on as is was. I was not disappointed by this latter notion. There wasn't even a single bit of nudity or gore to keep the kiddies interested! Also, I thought it was tacky to use about 3 minutes of "Resident Evil 2" in the movie... Was that supposed to be filler? 'cause it was the goriest and most interesting part of the movie.

UltimateFlimFlam Someone definitely has it in for The Wind and I cannot believe that what I saw on the screen has much to do with it. This is a better and more solid movie than most of the independents I watch all year long. The cinematography displays a genuine love and mastery of the craft and the casting was just fine. I would love to see more of these folks, especially Zeke Rippy.As far as the story and script, I'm not so sure that the negative comments preceding this post were written with the intent of informing anybody else about the movie. The long drawn out nit-picky bashing posts that must have taken hours to compose and are the only comments ever left for any movie on this site by the reviewer, are obvious slander directed at the producers of the film. I don't know the inside story, but it would probably make a good movie. What I do know from being around this biz, is, productions that try to make everybody happy usually end up being awful and when the filmmaker has the guts, drive and common sense to "kill the babies", someone always ends up with hurt feelings. That's part of the biz too, and one of the finest learning tools available to those truly dedicated to making it in the movie business. Of course, the failures have nothing better to do than to sit at home and write false reviews on the internet as a form of vendetta against those that snubbed them (read: were honest and truthful with them). And that is my best guess to explain the nasty, nasty reviews. In as much as there is a grain of truth behind everything, there is a point to be made, but these exaggerations of the grains are so over the top that they become obviously fictitious.It's not a slasher blood bath if that's what you're looking for, it's more the psychological suspense thriller, which typically is not appreciated by the lowest common denominators out there. The best way to see this movie is to try to expunge any pre-conceived notions, pop it in and let it unfold - seriously, characters are defined by their actions and words and when you see what these people do and what they say, I don't think you can come away with the conclusion that these characters were poorly developed. Poorly understood perhaps.Overall, I do agree that this is a nicely done, compelling movie. Perhaps I would not have given it a 9 under normal circumstances, but the severe negative comments actually attracted me to the picture (I have a secret love for really bad cinema). To me, the ratings below 5 should be reserved for the shlocky, inept, poorly acted and stupidly written movies. None of that applies here - it is quality movie making with some real talent in there. I gave it the nine to to tip the scales back in the correct direction. Watch the movie and tell me I am wrong.

jeannie626 I've had the opportunity to see this film on the big screen, but plan on buying the DVD to add to my collection. A great example of what a truly independent film-maker can achieve. Mongillo creates a stunning atmosphere of suspense and I found myself engrossed from start to finish. Without relying on excessive gore or over the top violence, Mongillo gets his point across in a tightly packed film. A fine cast of players, good script and a memorable visual style add to its credits. It's also a nice break to see someone craft a picture like this, in an era of fully studio backed "independent" projects. Cool movie, see it when you get the chance!

eflynn-1 No offense, but having seen this film, it is currently way, way overrated. The premise was cool. However, It was way way too slow in its story progression. In my humble film editor's opinion it could use at least 20 minutes of bad pointless dialog deleted. And if an opening prologue goes past 2 minutes, you know it is covering for a lack of proper script development. What great shots and what little action there was in the film were greatly overshadowed by the large boring bits of celluloid stagnation between them. And what is up with that mini softcore menage a trois in the middle of the film? Unto itself that was almost the best part of the film. Unfortunately it had little to do with anything else in the plot. Much like how the premise of the script had little to do with the script, which had little to do with this movie. If this were edited down to a concise 20 minute short, It would be a kick ass film. However dragged out as long as it is, it just sucks the wind out of you.