an underground country and each level of it underground home be another set of strange people . from the casual crowd and to family and civilian and to scientist and and military . however there be also floor you do not want the elevator to stop at . what could happen if the elevator be to stop on a psychotic prisoner level and send them to be dispose of be what we get to see and how thing can go completely bizarre when you involve telepathic power and violence and rape and and gore all into one enclosed elevator . all score be out of a possible 10 represent story represent 8 there several story twist into one . the main girl luchino have a twist past with her father but have telepathy power and the ability to see into people soul . the prisoner background be freakish and very violent . even the mild mannered people in the elevator have strange background story that while all we get be a glimpse and it very cool and explain why they act the way they do . act represent 8 acting be superb . the two prisoner be especially insane . when he not crawl around lick everything he yell all kind of freaky stuff at people . the other prisoner be calm and collect but oh man and he speak backwards . it really twisted how this sound on screen . everyone else go just insane enough to be believable if not over the top but hell and when you see death like they do how can you not lose your mind . character or fashion represent 10 the outfit in the movie stand out a lot . elevator lady especially with her uniform thats sexy yet professional look . the military in their nazi esquire getup . even the prisoner have their own unique creepy style sense . music represent 8 the classical music throw in fit right in and especially how it use . much like battle royale and other japanese horror film and there something eerie about how the classical music can be use at the most disturbing scene . there also noize and drum and bass riff that fit in well too during some of the more gruesome scene . sound mix represent 8 sound be mixed almost too well and it kinda disturb how the people who make this could actually come up with a sound for split people throat in half and or bash someone face in . elevator sound too go really well and amplify the scene enough that you almost get claustrophobic yourself . camera work or light represent 9 very good . the elevator be all you ever see but the lighting effect be very freaky . all of the speed ups and the slow down and heck . even bullet time be incorporate in this film . during the scene with telepathy and they edit cut the dialog between two character and throw in the film burn effect so it give you the twisty psychic feeling . it very cool and should be use in more film the way this use it . uniqueness represent 8 maybe it because i have see a lot of japanese horror or thriller but this one wasn not about one crazy guy try to kill everyone and or a group of school kid kill each other . this be a twisted and different world with no rule and and nothing lead you into guess what could happen next . the movie set isn not explain but by the end you should figure out how it work . worth represent 7 for fan of japanese horror or thriller it definitely one to see . ichi the killer and old boy and izo fan would like this but quite possibly fan of violent anime a the character in this definitely take some influence from the movie . overall score ( not an average ) represent 8 preview of this movie definitely get me interested and it be a good while since something totally new and different come along . i be a big fan of the silent hill series of game and this be right about the same category a it . the movie never let up at all and and the fast forward effect and telepathy scene really get me interested . watch with a group of friend and definitely spread the word to get an official release of this in america a more people should see this twisted film .