A lot of fun.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

It wasn't the best horror film I've watched, but it most certainly was not the worst. It was good, and I was definitely intrigued to watch more mainly because of the actors. Mostly Kier O'Donnell who played the killer. He is an amazing actor and I think he definitely kept the film on its toes. The story line and plot was OK, however quite predictable. Three girls stalked and kidnapped. I did however like the idea of how they all had different stories leading up to meeting the killer one way or another as it all comes together in the very last scene. Many people complained at how the killer changed looks all the time for each story, but I think it was a smart idea. It made the killer more menacing and intimidating as you didn't know if he was someone else. It made you question who was actually who in the film. The script was OK but the actors made it sound better than I imagined it was originally written. I think the killer's most freaky look was in the scary looking, old hotel in the third story. The whole mad, creepy insane professor look goes great for the scenario of the scene! I loved how in the first story, he is an old innocent dude with glasses joining in on the convoy. It also made you think that the truck driver was the killer, with his intimidating look and suspicious behaviour as they made the actual killer look more innocent and 'normal' so to speak. Someone who you'd look at but not think they were going to kill you. The second story shows how the killer dons a clown costume which I think was extremely creepy. The third story showed the killer as, like I said before, a nutty professor type look which I think was the freakiest look. However, the killer is hidden just enough so you don't actually know it's the killer until you hear his signature laugh that you know it's him. Overall, I think everyone needs to stop being so picky. The acting was average from the girls, but very good from Kier. Being a fan of his I was not disappointed with his acting in the film. The film could of been improved to make it more scary and less predictable and more original. I recommend not watching this if your a die hard horror fan who picks out every little improvement and mistake or foul in the film. However, If your someone who will happily sit there and watch the film, understanding possible improvements but still enjoying the acting and the plot and who likes being freaked out in the dark with some friends, I suggest watching this film.

I saw this movies cover, and I wanted to see this movie really bad. The clown on the cover, and the little summary on the back of the cover, and the fact it was $2.99 at a closing store, I expected way, way, WAY more out of it. Very cheesy and very unrealistic. So very predictable and not scary. The casting people could have done a lot better, the writers could have written the script a lot better, and the concept could have been better. Yeah, it was creepy. But, sadly, the clown was the best part. I would love to meet that clown and creep these actresses out. The women's stories really did not flow together. SPOILER ALERT -- The insane man in Shelby's story wasn't the insane man in Lisa or Tabitha's story, Shelby's killer had a big mustache and had hair on his head, where the other guy was totally different. Do not see this movie.

I was wondering around in Civic Video just to find something interesting for the night to watch: I came across this film 'Amusement' so I hired it out for the night: watched it when I got home immediately. I have to say: what a huge mistake that was. It had its up's and down's during the film (E.G: The clown in the bedroom: that was well done) and the down sides were more of a 'amusement' as I can say. It needed to be plotted out a whole lot better, it's one of those films were you confused throughout it then it makes sense during the end. A huge negative during the ending was that the girl was locked in the back of the van (couldn't get out) and she ends up driving the broken down car at the final scenes: it doesn't make sense at all. I wish it stuck to one main idea throughout the film (I would say the clown one) since it was more appealing. Shelby, not rarely Lisa as well never got any screen time throughout the film, I didn't even remember she was in it to be honest. A forgettable film, wasn't planned out enough, went too fast and it was incredibly unrealistic, 3/10.

Amusement is a movie that I've had on my list for quite some time, mostly because of the scary ass clown on the cover. Like 99.9% of the cover art done for modern day movies, it's greatly misleading. There is one semi-intense scene that will provoke your coulrophobia and it was only included, I suspect, as an excuse to create an enticing DVD spread for horror fans.Starting off with the plot, this movie doesn't have one, at least not a coherent one or one that makes an iota of sense. The film is a mish mash of discombobulated scenarios consisting of a maniac stalking three young women because they they didn't find his mutilated-rat-in-a-box particularly funny or entertaining a decade earlier. Talk about holding a grudge. A dumb one.Visually, the movie works. I mean, really works. So does the acting, surprisingly. All of the violence is done off-camera. This isn't a slasher, torture porn (although, with different direction, it could have easily ventured into that territory), or even a mystery/suspense. It was originally slated for theatrical release until the distributor sent it packing straight-to-video after viewing it and it's no brainteaser why. Despite above-par acting and some pretty kick ass locations and sets, Amusement is dragged down by a muddled script, zero scares, and a cookie-cutter villain. It's not even so bad, it's funny.