mbaprilia When this came on Tasmanian television, (oh yes) I did have some misgivings about staying up late to watch it. Then the "directed by Johnny Depp" came on and I thought....boy if Brando wasn't in this I am off to bed. But I sat up, watched it, and it one of those films that stays with you. The horror and the torture come later, and it is awful to think of this brave young man subjecting himself to these monsters, but that is the lure of the story I guess. Perfect casting by Depp, cant argue with the direction or the story. It's bleak but somehow beautiful at the same time. Yes it shows the best and worst of humanity. Not something to watch with the family on a movie night, but it does deserve an audience...you will not enjoy it but you will remember it.

Peter Grunbaum I agree with those that say, that this is a good story. It's like a Twilight Zone episode. In the beginning, one is intrigued and guessing what will happen but then that breaks down, and it doesn't seem to be fantasy anymore. It just seems like we don't really believe in the story or the characters anymore. Why would any of them act like that? Seriously, I really think Rod Serling could have gotten some great stuff out of this, apparently, Hostel-like story and setup. The subject of snuff-movies is an epic theme, but this way of telling the story is just so weak that we lose interest. Still it is a lot more interesting than the average movie, and clearly Johhny Depp is a talented director but he should really have thought some more about creating some excitement in this story.

carol2843 I truly love this film. Of all of Johnny's films so far, this one really touches me. I feel for Rafael and his family. No matter how many times I watch this film, I get very emotional knowing what is about to happen to Rafael. This film also shows Native Americans as they are and not in a white man's version of how they think Native Americans talk and act. I have a DVD from Korea but it is not the full-version and am participating in a letter writing campaign to Johnny Depp to ask him to release this beautiful film in it's entirety on Region One DVD form. If you would like to participate, please contact Firefly at [email protected] for details. This movie is worth seeing and should be seen in it's entirety!!!

faderdude This is by far one of the worst movies ever made! It was so bad it was the first movie at one of the biggest film festivals where everyone walked out on it. It was so bad it was never released in the USA! this is a turd and that is putting it nicely. Don't waist your time or money. If you like this you must not be watching this movie. I am a big Johnny Depp fan and have liked most of his work but this one would have been better off never being made. This movie was his baby from start to finish, I guess an abortion in this case would have been a good idea. PS a little know true fact about the music. The scene of the room where Johnny is to be killed the music contains sounds of an actually pig having its throat cut. The pig squeals with the sound of true death. it is disturbing. How do I know this... I worked on the session with Iggy Pop and saw the video where it came from.