Stylish but barely mediocre overall

Good concept, poorly executed.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

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.

Great idea for a story but script fell far short. So much more could have been made of it and the ending was dreadful. So much more could have unfolded. I can't stand movies that end and you are left wondering. It's a story, tell the whole story not three quarters of it and then run the credits! I've got two words.... Shawshank Redemption.....it had an ending! I'm sorry I bothered. I feel cheated.

This was pretty ridiculous. The plot premise was just childishly ludicrous: a bunch of people who barely know each other decide to risk everything and plot a murder together because some teenage slut who likes sleeping with her teachers commits suicide? Nonsensical. And whoever thinks there is actually a genuinely moral dilemma presented here needs to read a little more and acquire a more stable moral compass to destabilize. There is no plausible justification for the murder plot, whether or not you want to read it in terms of vigilante justice or vengeance. The so-called victim whose name the murderers are acting in unambiguously commits suicide (everyone involved knows that) and the circumstances surrounding her suicide is fuzzy at best for most of the plotters even when they hatch their hare-brained murder attempt. It is revealed pretty early in the film that one of the main plotters (Cate) does not have a bleeding clue about the events leading up to the teenager's suicide. And yet she happily decides she knows who to exact "vengeance" on. Absolutely moronic -- there is no ambiguity or "greyness" whatsoever here unless you think it is perfectly acceptable to go around punishing people for crimes you have little knowledge about. That said, this could have at least been entertaining, except for the terrible, amateurish acting. The woman playing the Nat character needs to take speech lessons. The "outbursts" from John would be embarrassing for a 1st year undergraduate drama student. My advice is not to waste your time -- it's got its place in a festival setting, I guess, where poorly-conceived, low- budget thrillers draw snickers from an audience basically paying to watch bad stuff so they can have fun mocking it. But everything has a place these days......But saying this is in the same ballpark as Death and the Maiden? Ouch.

The movie started with an interesting plot. However, later it didn't hold water. The guy runs away from the killers to the woods. Why then is he coming back? When one of the vigilantes points a shot gun at the victim, why does the piano teacher stand like a dummy, and even turns his chest to the killer? In such a situation anyone would try to run away, and the chances are that the inexperienced shooter could miss the running target. The primitive stories of betrayal; the crying woman faces without tears; the idiotic postman; the victim who amazingly recovers from all attempts of killing him, after which he runs like an Olympian; the video disk that arrives just on time - all those are the work of amateur movie makers. Watching that movie, I laughed where I supposed to cry. Bad movie, avoid by all means.

This is a sharp and sexy thriller that had an awesome reception in Toronto. Cast is wicked. It's very tense and the music is excellent. Loved it.The Hollywood Reporter wrote rightly that it's a 'well-crafted thriller.' There's an excellent review there.I highly recommend this if you're into dark thrillers and like something a little more stylish. Also if you just love a good Australian accent- who doesn't?I will not give it away but if you get a chance check it out. It's the directors first feature and well done for a first. He scored some very hot actors for the film.