Interesteg What makes it different from others?

Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Jason Voorhees Couldn't be better. The whole road trip just went to hell. Fun horror that can be enjoyed by so many. Perfect one to watch with those who aren't big horror movie fans but don't mind the odd one. This is the one to watch.

Some Guy Name I gotta admit: in the beginning, I got distinct B-movie vibes due to the weird dialogue from the brother, and the styling of the woman in white. I thought she was supposed to be a ghost, but she didn't seem that scary to me, so I thought I was in for a disappointment. Luckily, I was dead wrong. This is one of those movies where the less you know, the better. You have to go in as a blank slate and figure the movie out for yourself. Knowing the - extremely simple - plot is just going to suck the fun out of it. So, the spoiled story goes(yes, the entire movie is spoiled): a family of four and the daughter's boyfriend is driving on a highway through the woods, when the father spots a woman in a white dress. He stops the car and tries to help her and the baby she's presumably carrying. Chaos ensues. Each time they for whatever reason stops the car, one of them will be "kidnapped" by a mystery driver in a black car, and later found on the road horribly disfigured(and dead). The actors do what the movie demands, and I thought they were perfectly casted. The atmosphere is fitting, and I was so concentrated on what was going on at the screen that I for once didn't notice any music. The camera is fine; it's not trying to be an art movie, and neither should it. Action-packed movies rarely work when there's too much artsy angles to distract you from the fun. Some people have complained about the ending, calling it a cop out, or out of place - that they don't want the mystery resolved in such a bad way. While I think the execution was a little cheesy, I don't understand the rest of these complaints. It's like we were watching a different movie; wasn't the mystery driver revealed to be Death himself? It's literally the only thing that ties this movie together for me - otherwise it would've just been another mystery horror with an empty plot. The father was supposed to have fallen asleep while he was driving the car, so he crashed into another car with a woman and her baby inside. So, because there's a moment where they are between life and death, they all exist together on this purgatory-like never-ending highway, until Death comes and picks them up. When he is done, he leaves them on the road as they died(the brother burned up by car explosion, the mother due to a trauma in her head, the dad because of glass shards, etc.) and moves on to take the next life. That's why, at the end, Death leaves the daughter alone; she only got hit in the head, and didn't completely die, so she was allowed to leave. Sorry for the long explanation, but the ending is partially why this movie gets such a high rating from me. Why else would the movie in any way make sense? And not only was the plot increasingly scary to me as it progressed,(one of the few horror movies with actual horror) it even left me something to think about. Like how the family members were all confessing terrible things to each other and acting all hedonistic; in some way, those that were dying knew what was happening to them, so they were doing their last deeds, and saying their last words. It at least made sure that not all of this weird dialogue and actions could be considered for shock value only, and it made the movie seem less mean-spirited at the end than it seemed to me at the beginning(which is usually a good thing in a horror movie).The movie does lose a few points, however, for dragging out the off-screen gore a bit too much. As an example, the moment with the mother and her brain was creepy at first, but then she became a maniac and it lost the horrific feeling I was starting to get. Or the brother's loud jerking off... Not normally squeamish, but it didn't advance the plot at all. I also don't understand why the woman in white bit his lip off; the woman in white was supposed to be fleeing from death, too, with her dead baby in her arms... Why was she suddenly acting like Death's little helper? Why was she never found left for dead? It felt like they were trying to lead us on with a ghost story, and they created a plothole in doing just that. I think there were other ways they could've done that without losing it's integrity, so it loses a couple of stars for that, too.All in all, though, I can only recommend.

Predrag I consider this among the best three horror films of its decade; very atmospheric and keeps the gorier parts in the audience's imagination mostly. This film is one to watch several times as what seems like a cosy, humorous road movie turns into a nightmare. The story-line is simple. A family are travelling at night on Christmas Eve to visit relatives. In the car is the mother, father, son, daughter and the daughters boyfriend. The father decides to take a shortcut which takes them on a seemingly endless road in the middle of a forest. Shortly after a near miss with another car they spot a woman carrying a baby along the side of the road. Suffice to say after giving her a lift things start to go horribly wrong. A very claustrophobic, intense and incredibly classy piece of dark comedy/horror.For me, this was a movie that at times I wanted to turn off or pause, it's that suffocatingly tense. If you swing the other way and violence scares you, not tension, this movie would still probably work, as some unnervingly nasty things go on as the movie progresses. It's all well and good writing a plot that twists all over the shop, but if it doesn't tie back up at the end, people will come out feeling cheated. This movie stops that from happening, with a tight, clever story arc and some killer twists. Ray Wise is phenomenal as always. It should be an alternate Christmas favourite along with the likes of Die Hard and Lethal Weapon, but unfortunately it's been overlooked. The film has a dark and creepy feel throughout, the dialogue is sharp and witty, and the creative direction sustains the suspense throughout. If you are looking for a gore filled full on horror then 'Dead End' isn't it, but if you're looking for a psychological thriller that will not only hold your interest, but will keep you on the edge of your seat, then this is one of the best films you'll see in a long time.Overall rating: 9 out of 10.

loomis78-815-989034 A dysfunctional family is traveling by car on Christmas Eve to a relative's house. Without telling anyone, the Father Frank (Wise) takes a different route on a long country road that seems to go a long way without any other cars around. His wise cracking son Richard (Cain) makes fun of everyone, most of all his sister's boyfriend Brad (Billy Asher). With the family fighting in the car Frank is distracted for a moment and almost has a head on collision. After this, the trip is cursed by strange visions on the road, a weird lady in white (Amber Smith) on the side of the road with a dead baby. One by one the family is picked off in bizarre ways and the remaining family members see an old black hearse driving the dead victim away which provides some real chills. Writers/Directors Jean-Bapteste Andrea and Fabrice Canepa run their horror film straight ahead for its short running time never moving off this premise. The long road goes nowhere and seems to lead nowhere so the family has no way to escape, so they keep moving forward even after the deaths begin. What could have been boring or tedious in the hands of lesser film makers, stays remarkably fresh and interesting from start to finish. The cast is way above average and makes this crazy ride a fun and entertaining one. There are a few good scares along the way but the simple script is true to its core and manages to be involving all the way to a nice twist at the end.