The way I see it: If you're going to make movie like this, either go all the way with it or don't bother. While there are a couple of scenes that are no doubt twisted and brutal, the overall tone of the movie seems pretty confused. The basic premise has lots of potential to thoroughly disturb, if pulled off well. Alas, this movie struck me as a cop-out. It has no business trying to be campy or crowd-pleasing. The tone of this movie is all over the place and rarely dark enough to evoke any real dread (excepting the torture scenes of course). There's no build. No suspense. No characters to care about. Bad dialogue. It's the WB on bad acid.