Review of Dread

Dread (2009)
5/10
Just average
25 January 2010
This movie somehow failed to live up to my expectations, maybe because I heard something about Clive Barker being involved in the project? Anyway, the story has an adequate build up of suspense, but doesn't really deliver. There were some few scenes that were very nice, but something was missing from the entire feel of the movie.

The characters in the movie have good background stories, especially the parts of Abby and Cheryl. The most impressive part about the movie, in my opinion, was Abby's character and her story.

I think the part of Quaid was maybe miscast. I didn't really buy into his acting.

Without giving anything away, there was some nice story twist towards the end of the movie, especially with the main character Stephen.

The good part of the movie is the take on motives and what drives people to do thing. I was expecting it to be horror, but it is more of a psychological thriller.
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