Directed by James Mangold. Written by Michael Cooney. Starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Ray Liotta, Clea Duvall, Alfred Molina, Rebecca DeMornay, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jake Busey and Marshall Bell.
Plot: people stranded at a Nevada motel during a nasty storm start being killed off one by one.
11 very different people (a cop, a prostitute, some newlyweds, an actress, etc. etc.) get stuck at a motel during a violent storm. Everyone seems to be hiding something, so when people start dying, everyone’s a suspect.
The ways in which people die (stabbing, decapitation, bat shoved down the throat, etc.) are very inventive and get high marks. It’s an original story with a great cast. The effects were good, too, but this is one of those movies that me and DJ totally disagree on.
While I recommend it for it’s motive, it’s story and it’s ability to both fascinate and frighten me, DJ doesn’t recommend it at all. He found it annoying. And there’s absolutely no Freddy Claws which he hates. When it came down to it, I loved the twist ending and DJ hated it. So, our scores are drastically different, but we can’t agree on everything, can we??
My score: 56. DJ’s score: 25.
“Yesterday upon the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there.
He wasn’t there again today. I wish, I wish he’d go away.”
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I love comic books. I'm particularly into anything X-Men related and everything Harley Quinn.
2. My celebrity crush is Chris Evans (AKA Captain America). He's even more political than I am and he's not afraid to show it, plus he's really, really hot.
3. I love baseball and more importantly the Boston Red Sox, even though I've never even been to Boston. LOL
4. If I won the lottery tomorrow, after paying off my debts, I'd buy a smallish house somewhere in Southern California. I have got to get out of Texas.
5. My cartoon hero is Tina Belcher. Her and I share a soul.
6. I've been rescuing dogs since I was a teenager and firmly believe that fur babies belong inside and on the furniture.
7. I'm very much addicted to Hallmark Channel. I love their sappy movies, especially the Christmas ones.
8. I have 2 tattoos. An "E" on my ankle for my first lost fur baby. And a ladybug on my wrist named George after George Romero told me he liked it. May he RIP.
9. I'm a bit of a night owl. Not that I go out a lot, it's just that I prefer to be up at night and asleep during the day. I'm a vampire like that.
10. I have an unhealthy relationship with potato chips. My favorite are Herr's Sour Cream & Onion.
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