Lost Signal (2006)

Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

Fantastic!

The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

There are worse movies out there, esp. on Netflix. The acting is not as horrible as some reviews state; the two primary characters on high on drugs, keep in mind. It's kind of campy, kind of suspenseful, and like a lot of movies has plenty of moments where you want to yell "what are you thinking?!?!?" at one of the characters.I appreciate some of the realism. This movie takes place in winter at night, when it is supposed to be freezing cold. The scenes in the snow (most of the movie) are clearly filmed with a fair amount of real snow. You see the characters breath in many scenes. Plenty of movies overlook these obvious visual cues.It's not terribly deep, and some scenes are over-dramatic (or not dramatic enough), but it gets the point across. Some sloppy editing. And just when you feel things are nice, cozy, and wrapped up, they throw in a neat little twist right at the end.

I wish I could choose a number lower than 1 = awful. Whom ever is responsible for this garbage...go kill yourself. Its over.2 million budget my left nut. It makes Blair Witch Project look like Ten Commandments.Try making porn dude. You don't need to have creative talent for that.See if they need a gopher on a real movie and try to pay attention to how they do things.I don't want to be rude. But seriously, it really really sucks. Do they have a "movie making for dummys" book? It might be a little above your head but give it a try. Seriously, you have nothing to lose. Or maybe get an internship at IHOP.

Simply put, this is ridiculously bad. The film's first 15 minutes or so caused me to divide myself. Half of me was moaning "Boo! I've seen the slasher movies all before. Well, maybe this time it'll actually be scary" and the other half is screaming "Bring on the gore!" Neither is correct. Instead, I was treated to an unbelievably terrible movie that wanted to be something it most certainly is not. It's the psychological thriller version of a when a TV show tries to recreate a Hollywood disaster ... OK, I know that barely makes any sense but neither does the movie ... or the acting ... or the fact I wasted £3 on it. Maybe I should spend longer explaining my previous statement but that would mean giving the movie more of my time and I've wasted enough buying it, watching it and now trying in vain to make sure none of you decide to make the same mistake. You have been warned!

I believe this movie is based on the Nebraska couple, Mike Wamsley and Janelle Hornickel. I first saw their story on Dateline or 48 Hourse, one of those shows. Then I rented this movie, titled as Dead of Winter, and started to realize it was following the same storyline of that real life Nebraska couple. I can't guarantee this is the story that McNamara based his film on but it sure seems to be. Anyway, really unfortunate situation those two kids got themselves into.Overall I think the movie pretty good. Some of the interior shots, especially the scene where Kevin talks to Tiffany's father, were pretty hot and washed out. The night stuff was done well and the snow backdrop at night was effective. I think the pacing is good and with so many bad horror or thriller indies out there, this one is above those no question. If nothing else, it's worth watching for the story and what happened to these kids.