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This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Blistering performances.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Robert Englund is a horror legend, every horror fan knows that. However in addition to the likes of Freddy & The Phantom he's also been in a number of bad films, e.g Fear Clinic. Now I wouldn't call this a really bad movie but I just got bored with it & found myself rewinding several times because my mind had gone elsewhere. It can't make up it's mind whether it's a horror movie or a thriller & I found that frustrating. Englund himself gives a decent, creepy performance on the plus side.

Robert Englund acts everyone off the stage... literally! It could have been better cast as regards the other characters, but I really enjoyed R.E's performance, as I always do. I'm of the firm belief that he's sooo underrated because of Freddy Kruger et al.It's just a shame it wasn't a little more emphatic - I found it wasn't as 'tense' as it should/could have been.I still liked it, and I'm glad I bought it. This ten lines of text thing is sometimes way more than you have to say about a film, and that gets a little wearing, thanks IMDb.This ten lines of text thing is sometimes way more than you have to say about a film, and that gets a little wearing, thanks IMDb.This ten lines of text thing is sometimes way more than you have to say about a film, and that gets a little wearing, thanks IMDb.

Young couple Martin (Finn Jones) and Allie (Emily Berrington) attend a midnight screening at their local multiplex unaware that ageing projectionist Stuart (Robert Englund) is planning his own production with them as the stars.The idea of a deranged cinema projectionist creating his own horror film with real people taking the place of actors is a rather a neat premise, but the actual execution lets this film down, with plausibility stretched to breaking point. In order for the film to work it requires its victims to behave precisely in the manner predicted by antagonist Stuart, something that simply asks too much of the viewer in terms of suspension of disbelief.Countless 'what ifs' arise during the movie: What if someone else bought a ticket for the same showing? What if Martin had also tasted his girlfriend's drink? What if Martin hadn't panicked and shot the manager? What if he had called the police right at the start? What if Allie had collapsed while sat next to Martin? What if Martin didn't grab the gun left for him at the end? What if Allie and Martin had both (quite rightly) decided to go home rather than watching the rather awful The Hills Have Eyes 2 to the end?These awkward questions (and many more I can't be bothered to type) make for an extremely frustrating film that either thinks it is cleverer than it actually is or hopes that the viewer is incredibly stupid.

I certainly didn't expect much at first, but then I read some very positive reviews and also thought the first few minutes were really well done, so my expectations were heightened. I definitely think that the first half of this film is better than the second, which is why it's ultimately sort of disappointing. It's still watchable, if barely entertaining, but I feel like it definitely could have been more regarding its premise and its pretty original setting for a horror film. The acting is passable, but Englund really does bring a wicked charm to the role that he showed in the Elm Street films. Overall, I barely recommend this.