be a self confess slasher addict mean that it very rare that i get the chance to review many big budget movie with creditable cast . aside from james mangold successful box office draw identity while there have not be any big name entry since the scream trilogy once again put wes craven name back on the hollywood map . that why mark malone the last stop a mystery thriller with blatant slasher overtone and instantly intrigue me . with a decent line up include adam beach and jurgen prochnow and an intriguing soundtrack that even find space for lynn anderson rise garden and i must admit that the initial sign be very positive for this claustrophobic feature . to the best of my knowledge there have only ever be three other snow bound slasher and unless of course you consider demon possess to fit in the category . the first slice and dice on the ice be the bone dry satan blade and then come the lisa loring cheese feast that be blizzard of blood and the enjoyable shredder follow some fourteen year later . during an extreme blizzard and state trooper jason ( adam beach ) battle through the snow to reach a remote lodge in the colorado mountain . his task be to inform the guest that the road be close and they must stay for at least one more night until a path can be clear through the hazardous condition . this news doesn not go down to well with the suspicious bunch and which include two troublemaking brother ( callum keith rennie and peter flemming ) and a truck driver that really doesn not want to hang around ( william s. taylor ) and a randy couple of lover ( winston rekert and amy adamson ) and jason ex girlfriend nancy ( rise mcgowan ) . the motel owner ( jurgen prochnow and p. lynn johnson ) aren not overjoy by the news either and but they offer room to the stranded guest and attempt to calm the tense situation . thing take a turn for the bad when jason find a mutilate body and a bag full of stolen cash lying in the snow behind the cafe . just like a chapter out of an agatha christie mystery and the lodger begin die at the hand of a mask assailant that seem intent to re claim the money . with so many dodgy character to choose from and no way of leave the crime scene and jason have to attempt to stop the maniac before he kill again a good mystery need at least a handful of shady suspect who each have a credible motive and a remote location that no one can escape from and a smart protagonist to help unravel the clue . fortunately the last stop provide each of those essential ingredient in a thriller that have it equal moment of brilliance and downright stupidity . the film kick off superbly a the dubious personality clash in a claustrophobic environment that manage to keep the tension run high throughout the runtime . malone keep the interest level raise a each character unveil their own reason to attract some of the suspicion and and to be fair the essential twist isn not one that you will guess easily . in fact i find myself watch the movie through once again to see if i could pick up on any hint that i miss first time around . unfortunately when the maniac be reveal to be an over the top psycho that wisecrack like a comic book bad guy and the last stop forfeit a huge amount of credibility . thankfully all be not lose when an unexpected and brilliantly orchestrate plot twist salvage the film finale . similarity can be draw with the excellent identity and a the two plot be almost interchangeable . james mangold effort have to be the good of the two mainly because of the star billing of john cusack and the ever reliable ray liotta . with that say though adam beach do a good enough job in the lead and while jurgen prochnow and amy adamson and the brilliant callum keith rennie add some credible support . rise mcgowan act a conceitedly in this role a she probably do from day to day in reality and winston rekert start fantastically before go completely overboard with the film climax . if youre a die hard slasher fan that watch this for some bloody killing then youre go to be disappoint . the balaclava wear psychopath only pop up once and the rest of the murder be commit off screen . but a i say earlier malone directorial talent mean that the suspense be never too far off the boil and you can forgive the few flaw because the positive just about triumph . the last stop be well worth a look for slasher addict and movie fan alike . yes there be a handful of negative and but overall this be a solid example of emerge hollywood talent . if you like identity then certainly give this a try .