Writers: Joe Gangemi, Steven Katz
Composer: Clint Mansell
Starring: Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes, Martin Donovan, Ned Bellamy, Ian A. Wallace, Donny James Lucas
More info: IMDb
Tagline: There Are Worse Things Than Dying
Plot: Two college students share a ride home for the holidays, but when they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they are preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.
My rating: 6/10
Will I watch it again? No
When I saw that Steven Katz, the guy who wrote the incredible SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (2000), also wrote this picture, I just had to see it. VAMPIRE is still his best work by a long shot. I liked the atmosphere a lot. Mansell's score and the snowy isolated location work really well to create a sense of dread. Most of the film is in the crashed car location (inside and out). I liked that but the film starts to get tedious and even once the ghosts start showing up, it only helps a little but it takes a while to get to the end which just kind of sits there. It's not a bad picture but the pacing and lack of devotion to the characters (on my part) didn't help. The Tri Star DVD has a nice anamorphic widescreen image and the extras include a commentary track, an 18 minute making of featurette, and 12 trailers (none for this film).
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