CAST: Kristen
Connolly (Dana), Chris Hemsworth (Curt), Fran
Kranz (Marty), Anna Hutchison (Jules), Jesse Williams (Holden), Bradley
Whitford, Richard Jenkins, Amy Acker, Brian White; DIRECTOR: Drew Goddard; SCREENWRITER: Joss Whedon., Drew
Goddard; PRODUCER: Joss Whedon; EDITING BY: Lisa Lassek;
MUSIC BY: David Julyan;
GENRE: Mystery & Suspense, Horror; CINEMATOGRAPHER
DISTRIBUTOR: Lionsgate
LOCATION: USA; RUNNING
TIME: 95 minutes
Technical Assessment: 3.5
Moral Assessment: 1.5
Cinema rating: For viewers 18 years old and
above
SYNOPSIS: Two
technicians in a sophisticated industrial facility are getting ready for an
unknown operation, one of several taking place around the world.
Meanwhile, five college students drive out for a
vacation to a remote cabin in the woods, while the technicians keep an eye on
the students with hidden cameras. Through the use of sophisticated
environmental controls and the release of mood-altering drugs into the air,
each student is manipulated into a fairly common horror archetype by the
organization. These changes generally downplay the students' intelligence,
while enhancing sexual libido and lack of
