jfrentzen-942-204211 END OF THE LINE exemplifies the problem with filmmakers that have an interesting premise but don't have the talent to develop it. After a promising opening third that sets up a nightmarish mood and tense atmosphere, the makers of this low budget paranoia slash zombie thriller take it nowhere. The script is witless. You can tell the writing is bad when the only thing the characters are allowed is f-bombs and barking orders to each other. The acting is adequate in a kind of "how frightened can I look" manner, and the horror set pieces are well edited and the direction is OK. But the fantastic but incoherent plot concerning the literal Apocalypse, as in what one might find described in Revelation, is sabotaged by repetitive seeming gore scenes. The dumb but well designed axe hits and knife deaths fill 70% of the movie in place of a storyline or characterization. If your standards are low you might enjoy the blood and guts.

Johan Louwet Well I have seen that there has been debate whether the demons were hallucinations or not caused by eating muffins. That's maybe a really intelligent idea however the execution of this all was below par. Mixture of slasher and psychological stuff I don't find it a good combination. The motivations of these religious zealots for killing people in order to save them remain pretty much in the dark for me, character development and story were pretty poor to me. At least give me something to care a bit more for them. Atmosphere, tension and setting were pretty good. I liked how the victims worked well together at least initially. I enjoyed it as a one time view but the ending well yeah I didn't make much of that.

jondsimmons89 I bought this title at a Blockbuster having never seen it, and it has become one of my favorite low-budget horror films of all time. I read some other user reviews tonight (a psychotic Christian with no sense of humor, a "horror expert" with little to no grammar skills) and figured I'd post my own.What starts as a seemingly simple satire of religious fanatics turns into a fantastic romp through violent depraved candy land. The acting isn't nearly as bad as some previous reviewers would suggest (these people clearly aren't familiar in the b-horror genre). In fact, I find a few of the actors are over-qualified. The tone is of the film is great. I enjoy that the director does not make you wait too long for the violent action that we all crave when taking a chance on these low-budget screamers. Too often I am stuck trying to make myself care about the boring protagonist who got their acting lessons from Youtube directed by someone who would be better off directing the riveting film version of Webster's Dictionary. This is not the case here.If you enjoy low-budget horror, give this a try. Its extremely fun and the ending is unexpected and well-executed. Have fun!

cshine-466-637160 I wasn't really expecting much from this one, but it made me jump out of my seat in the first five minutes, so it I decided to pay attention and was glad I did. End of the Line has a fairly been-there-done-that plot for the most part. Religious fanatics run amok and sinister things happening in a subway is not exactly new ground for horror films, but, unlike many of its ilk, End of the Line, chose to throw in one subtle theme that, for me, made it all worthwhile.The character of Mike is the one to watch. When we are first introduced to Mike in the subway, he is holding Carl Sagan's "The Demon Haunted World", which is a book (one of my favorites) about using skeptical and critical thinking skills to help weed through this world of half-truths and wacky beliefs, which in this film are represented by a religious cult hell-bent on "saving" everyone. Later in the film Mike tells Karen that she shouldn't be afraid of ghosts (or the like), because they would serve as proof of the afterlife. The final scene drives that point home when Karen is surrounded by a horde of you-get-what-you-pay-for demons and reacts in an unexpected manner.Ultimately, this movies isn't so much anti-religion as it is a statement about forming beliefs based on evidentiary fact not prophecy or popular opinion. I recommend End of the Line for anyone who doesn't mind substituting budget for substance. Also, it has plenty of blood for you gore hounds out there. I should mention that, if you are devoutly religious, that you probably should not watch this one; it will make you all grumpy and defensive. P.S. I have a feeling there are even more less-obvious thematic elements which I might have missed that may warrant a 2nd viewing.