The ending is so bad that it took away any enjoyment I got from the rest of the movie.
This is a mega-spoiler. They crammed every hackneyed horror movie cliche into the last 3 minutes of the movie and then ask yourself, is 3 minutes of continuous groaning worth the moderately good middle of the movie?
Why the ending was so bad 1. They did the jumpscare twist made popular in the first Friday the 13th movie in the 80's (but I thought she was safe!).
2. They did the big reveal (the creepy kid was the mastermind)
3. They did the dumb cops are no match for the supernaturally strong villain.
The protagonist is enjoying her new orange grove (yes, I know it is a metaphor inside the villain's mind, but go with it) then the creepy kid shows up and kills her. We are then treated to a series of flashbacks and gasp! The creepy kid responsible for all of the deaths. Puss-n-boots did a joke about this when Humpty says, '... AND I WAS THERE!' Meanwhile, the villain in the real world, escapes the prison transport because an attendant opens up the screen to talk to the villain. The Villain strangles him with his handcuffs as the driver crashes the van.
Why does this happen so often in movies, why do drivers always try to keep driving rather than pull over? Stop the car, leave the car, and then draw your weapon, or at least call for help. The villain is handcuffed. That should give you some advantage but instead the driver does the ONE thing that guarantees his death.
Perhaps in 2003, these tropes were still fresh but not today. The middle of the movie was okay, so if you don't mind, or are willing to laugh at, the ending then watch it.
This is a mega-spoiler. They crammed every hackneyed horror movie cliche into the last 3 minutes of the movie and then ask yourself, is 3 minutes of continuous groaning worth the moderately good middle of the movie?
Why the ending was so bad 1. They did the jumpscare twist made popular in the first Friday the 13th movie in the 80's (but I thought she was safe!).
2. They did the big reveal (the creepy kid was the mastermind)
3. They did the dumb cops are no match for the supernaturally strong villain.
The protagonist is enjoying her new orange grove (yes, I know it is a metaphor inside the villain's mind, but go with it) then the creepy kid shows up and kills her. We are then treated to a series of flashbacks and gasp! The creepy kid responsible for all of the deaths. Puss-n-boots did a joke about this when Humpty says, '... AND I WAS THERE!' Meanwhile, the villain in the real world, escapes the prison transport because an attendant opens up the screen to talk to the villain. The Villain strangles him with his handcuffs as the driver crashes the van.
Why does this happen so often in movies, why do drivers always try to keep driving rather than pull over? Stop the car, leave the car, and then draw your weapon, or at least call for help. The villain is handcuffed. That should give you some advantage but instead the driver does the ONE thing that guarantees his death.
Perhaps in 2003, these tropes were still fresh but not today. The middle of the movie was okay, so if you don't mind, or are willing to laugh at, the ending then watch it.