I've watched many a horror/ thriller in my time. They are my best movies to get engrossed with. This movie I consider a very well made and gripping (for the most part) thriller with a bit of horror thrown in. It's a bit like an inverted 'Saw' where people are rewarded for increasingly difficult challenges. The movie moves along at a good pace and gives enough back story to supply information on the main characters so you can empathize with them. Because I've watched enough of these plot lines I guessed a lot of the twists along the way but that still didn't detract from my enjoyment. I'm not sure what some critics expect from these movies as I considered that 13 Sins delivered what it was supposed to do with enough intrigue, suspense and action to keep you interested for the 90 minutes it was on for. There were some plot holes I got a little exasperated with like when money was being paid into the account after each task, surely you'd move it immediately to stop it going back out again? Also near the end when the brothers were at the father's care home and discussing the game, surely that was an instant disqualification. Also the paradox of the mentally ill brother to try and kill his own brother so he could buy them a nice wedding present. Yes I know he is supposed to be mentally ill but he obviously seemed to be able to accomplish 12 increasingly more difficult tasks without any problem up to that point. The ending was a little weak but at least it won't spawn a dire sequel because I feel any continuance of this would surely be at the detriment of the original. All in all a pretty decent film with good acting, good plot and pretty good effects. What else do you want??
Review of 13 Sins
