Film starts off with a couple. The husband shoots the wife in a house that is instantly weird. It has an interesting opening scene which is quite fun. This film’s big name is Michael Madsen and its odd that he gets first billing because he’s not in 80% of the movie. After the initial scene we then get to meet another couple (Jack and Stephanie) where the wife is doing her nails. The husband is very irritable and unlikeable. He’s a writer and she’s also annoying and a singer. They seem made for each other.
Michael Madsen plays the local law enforcement and its clear its not his greatest role. He appears in quite a sinister ay before returning towards the end like the one that they should have trusted all along. This doesn’t last long as its revealed that he is the tin man. Whilst it might be his greatest role he’s still the best thing in it. Though only just as Leslie Easterbrook comes a close second after playing Betty who seems to scream weird.
After driving down a path they hit something which flatten the tyres but they come across another car that has had the same thing happen to them. The couple don’t seem to get along and after walking to try and find help they then come across the house. They meet the couple who are the owners of the other car that they saw. They don’t meet any staff. But they suddenly appear after the lightning appears. It’s clear that they are all strange but in different ways. Pete is equally strange and more amusing than anything. Stewart is the head of the house and looks like he’s not got a sense of humour.
It’s at this stage of the movie that we start to learn why the couples are there and like always in these films its not coincidence. We learn that Jack and Stephanie lost a child called Melissa who fell through the ice. Jack still blames Stephanie. There is a moment when Stephanie tries to leave but a figure is stopping them. He is trying to get into the house and it scares Betty and her family. There a good moment where Stephanie is a cupboard and water seeps in and the floor freezes and she gets pulled through it. We learn that the girl in the red coat is the Stephanie and her hubbys child (Melissa) who after they neglected her went out and dies falling through the ice.
The man is the Tin Man and he only comes after those that need to be punished. He wants one person too die before the others would be freed. This is what is used to try and create some drama.
The other bloke’s story is that whilst out shooting he kills his dad. It’s at this moment that it becomes clear that he is a little unhinged and is actually a reason to be interested by the character. Leslie’s story is rather more grim than the other as we learn that she was abused by her uncle and she killed him. It’s at this moment she shows a bit of mental instability which made the character slighty more interesting. As they haven’t killed each other its down to the tin man to try and push them into doing it. Its quite a good scene but by this point I had lost track of what was going on. It seemed to be pulling in so many different directions that it was hard to keep up.
The final shot is of Michael Madsen looking at the ambulance chuckling to himself with the rest of the family observing from the windows. It’s another film where after escaping the danger its clear that the meance is just going to do this to someone else all over again. It isn’t a great film if I’m honest but it was much better than I was expecting. It seemed like it was going to be one film and then it turns out to be something else. There was something about this movie that seemed to work quite well and unlike House Hunting it didn’t overstay its welcome and ended at just the right time.
Michael Madsen plays the local law enforcement and its clear its not his greatest role. He appears in quite a sinister ay before returning towards the end like the one that they should have trusted all along. This doesn’t last long as its revealed that he is the tin man. Whilst it might be his greatest role he’s still the best thing in it. Though only just as Leslie Easterbrook comes a close second after playing Betty who seems to scream weird.
After driving down a path they hit something which flatten the tyres but they come across another car that has had the same thing happen to them. The couple don’t seem to get along and after walking to try and find help they then come across the house. They meet the couple who are the owners of the other car that they saw. They don’t meet any staff. But they suddenly appear after the lightning appears. It’s clear that they are all strange but in different ways. Pete is equally strange and more amusing than anything. Stewart is the head of the house and looks like he’s not got a sense of humour.
It’s at this stage of the movie that we start to learn why the couples are there and like always in these films its not coincidence. We learn that Jack and Stephanie lost a child called Melissa who fell through the ice. Jack still blames Stephanie. There is a moment when Stephanie tries to leave but a figure is stopping them. He is trying to get into the house and it scares Betty and her family. There a good moment where Stephanie is a cupboard and water seeps in and the floor freezes and she gets pulled through it. We learn that the girl in the red coat is the Stephanie and her hubbys child (Melissa) who after they neglected her went out and dies falling through the ice.
The man is the Tin Man and he only comes after those that need to be punished. He wants one person too die before the others would be freed. This is what is used to try and create some drama.
The other bloke’s story is that whilst out shooting he kills his dad. It’s at this moment that it becomes clear that he is a little unhinged and is actually a reason to be interested by the character. Leslie’s story is rather more grim than the other as we learn that she was abused by her uncle and she killed him. It’s at this moment she shows a bit of mental instability which made the character slighty more interesting. As they haven’t killed each other its down to the tin man to try and push them into doing it. Its quite a good scene but by this point I had lost track of what was going on. It seemed to be pulling in so many different directions that it was hard to keep up.
The final shot is of Michael Madsen looking at the ambulance chuckling to himself with the rest of the family observing from the windows. It’s another film where after escaping the danger its clear that the meance is just going to do this to someone else all over again. It isn’t a great film if I’m honest but it was much better than I was expecting. It seemed like it was going to be one film and then it turns out to be something else. There was something about this movie that seemed to work quite well and unlike House Hunting it didn’t overstay its welcome and ended at just the right time.
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