I get a kick out of Mathew Lillard's wackiness, so this movie was enjoyable, but by the time it's over it has seriously weakened itself with its desperate plot contrivances. It starts out solid and interesting, without boring pauses or over-long set-ups. It's suspenseful to see Tim's (played by Lillard) obnoxious behavior after pushing his room-mate, Rand, off of the cliff (beginning of the movie, not a spoiler). But the movie goes awry when it tries too hard to force twists & turns into the plot. It's a little suspenseful, but it's really more unconvincing and plot-holed than anything else by the end. One of those times where you say, "Oh!" when the surprises first occur, but then start scratching your chin and saying, "Wait...if he did this and she did that, and they knew this, then why did he ever say that and why did they even do that? Would he really have done that?" etc. It sacrifices its plausibility for cheap shocks, which aren't all that great. But it is an entertaining flick, and I'm not disappointed I rented it. Pretty good as far as these types of movies go, I suppose. I enjoyed the music and movie references (The Smiths, Joy Division, and "The Deer Hunter" becomes "The Beer Hunter"), they made it kind of witty and "hip" before it scrambled to out-do itself with run-of-the-mill plot-twists. Watch it for casual kicks.
Review of Dead Man's Curve
