Man, this movie was weird. And it wasn't weird in a great way, the plot just seemed a little bizarre for a cheap horror movie. In fact, that's one of the weird problems with this movie. It's made cheaply. The technical aspects are mostly pretty good, except that lighting seems awkward (especially the natural light in a scene that is supposed to involve people walking in an underground utility tunnel.) The acting is either barely adequate, or a little sub-par. Only one person (with a ridiculous accent) was pushing into the boundaries of really bad quality.
But that's what's wrong about this movie. With a better budget, and the backing of a decent B-studio, this could have been pretty good. Or at least acceptable. With improved editing, technical support, and a better cast, the script could have easily reached the level of say… The Faculty, or Urban Legend. Instead, with this cheaper production, I feel like it's stuck in a position where no one will see it. Even I found it by accident. I bought another compilation set of 10 movies from Best Buy for $5.
I found myself confused about the killer's motivation. I also had no idea what Bloody Mary wanted to do - why she was collecting eyes. Or what connection there was between the doctor that dies at the end, and the rest of the story. Or what the weird bumps that appear on one of the girls are supposed to mean. I suppose this should indicate that it isn't an acceptable movie.
There's one major plus to this movie - and it's that it moves fast. Things keep on happening, much faster than a normally paced movie would put them. So it was able to keep my attention, which is more than I can say for most of these cheap flicks.
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