ray-280 I used to think "Sleepaway Camp" was bad, but that was a teen horror movie and they do okay no matter what. This movie, however, puts that one's shame to shame.The movie deviously draws the viewer in with a very sexy shot of Alyssa Milano making out with her fiancé in a car, and the movie goes downhill (rather, off the cliff) from there. Her fiancé is the "black sheep" of a wealthy family, and there's tension at the holiday gathering, but that becomes secondary when art thieves (led by Ice-T) invade the home and shoot the family (or most of it) dead, except for Milano and her fiancé, who were in the basement having sex during the episode.The movie is billed as "suspense" but appears more to be the punchline to the old joke "How do you keep an idiot in suspense?" The ending is predictable, as are the plot twists, and Ice-T's character's swipe against racism by reminding the viewers that he has a masters in art history was nothing more than lame grandstanding.Anyone who has ever wondered if they should try to write movies can watch this one for inspiration and come away with the feeling that no matter how bad they might be if they attempted to write a movie, it's doubtful they will ever sink to a low like this. If I were Milano, I'd buy the rights to this film and burn it.The music by Ice-T over the closing credits was the best part, but I'm not sure if I liked the music, or simply liked that the movie was over.It doesn't get much worse than this.

kenandraf Most smart people will wince at the terrible screenplay and directing.The only thing going for this movie is the beauty of Alyssa Milano and she also delivers a good performance.Ice-T does his usual reliable routine but it is sad to see him desperately taking worse and worse B movie offers lately.He should try to learn more from Ice Cube who seems to be getting great movies.Ice-T is just as talented,maybe even more versatile than Cube!Watch this movie only if you are a big fan of Milano and do not expect too much.Some Ice-T fans may be disappointed......

NiceMrJohn If you rented this movie thinking there would be some reference to Ice T's metal experimentation Body Count, then you're an idiot. Actually you're cool for liking the group, but you're still an idiot for renting this. I saw it on cable and for some reason sat through the whole thing.Alyssa Milano plays the girlfriend to a rich kid, whom she accompanies to his rich a-hole parents' mansion out in the boondocks. Quickly we learn that her boyfriend is free from all the influences he grew up with. We know this because she keeps nagging him to go back to being a teacher. She keeps doing this because well, he makes cute artsy references to things that famous writers like Shaw said. See, all people that carry around cool quotes in their noggins to impress girls with are all smart and should definitely be guiding our youth today. Cuz its so much more damn fulfilling than making money and stuff.Anyway, we don't get to know the family for very long, cause Tommy "Tiny" Lister and Ice T and their token white boy break in and blow everyone away. Its too bad too, the chief from the show "Chips" was playing the Dad or the Uncle and was drinking scotch and getting hammered. I figured since he'd been working at McD's the past 20 years he would be glad to just be in a movie, even this one. But noooo, he's just in there for Ice T to bust a cap in his highway patrollin' ass.It seems T and his cross-eyed buddy Tiny are interested in the lame collection of art in the boyfriend's house. That's right, not only is T a cold blooded killa, he also appreciates good art! We also know he's more intellectual than your average killa because he wears glasses.So Alyssa and her horny-ass boyfriend, (they have sex twice but you don't see jack because Alyssa was beyond that sorta crazy stuff at that point - besides who cares, the hottest place to see her nude is in Bikini magazine before she got her implants, and she still kinda looked like the 16 yr. old Sam from Who's the Boss?) they decide to play John McClane and sneak and hide around the house avoiding Mr. Original Gangsta and Mr. Glazed Eyed Fatty. Alyssa even hides in the AC shaft, I kept expecting her to go "Now I know what a TV dinner feels like!"Eventually we find out a family member is involved in the whole scheme, and then there is an even lamer twist at the end that I don't want to give away. Mostly because then imdb might not post this, not because its thrilling or anything. If there is anything positive about this flick, I would say the film quality is good, it doesn't have that grainy look of cheap movies. But I guess all they really needed to do was rent that one big house since the whole movie takes place there. And of course Ms. Milano is a damn fine pleasure to watch. Those have to be the sexiest lips I've seen. And we do get to watch her wriggle into that AC shaft - from behind. At least the director had some sense. And of course, Ice T is always fun to watch as long as he's just playing himself, not a stupid art thief. Oh wait never mind.

Enemy-2 Insipid plot, exquisitely bad acting, and a climax that drags on long after one loses interest. The only redeeming feature of this movie is that it showcases Alyssa Milano's lovely face. In short, the 2 hours required to view this movie could easily be invested in more gainful and rewarding pursuits.