1st watch 3/20/2004 positive ( dir james mangold ) represent complex psychological thriller that end up be a story within a story . i do not want to give away too much so all i be go to say be that this be a well do scary movie that start out a a drama about a bunch of people and how they end up stop at the same motel and then 1 by 1 those that be present start dying . eventually we find out that they all have something in common ( i will leave that for the viewer ) . the director do a good job of re direct our focus so that we have no idea what go on until the final surprise half hour . know for his cop movie and this be a departure for him but he do an excellent job with the material . the acting be credible enough but it the story that really the star in this movie . it similar to a ten little indian type of plot but it doesn not go the same direction . all in all this be scary well do escapism with a twisted end .