Taboo (2002)

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

The producers love to take the credit for things well done, and slip behind the guise of lack of accountability when movies fail.This movie falls into the latter category. It is an example of what can happen when the producers limit all artistic control of anyone who reports to them. Heck, as stated at Sundance, the director did not even have an opportunity to see the movie after shooting until Sundance! I think this movie should be a lesson to all producers about what not to do:if you hire a director with a history of success, trust them, let them direct. For people aspiring to become directors: learn what can happen if you foresee no artistic freedom under a producer. For movie-goers who love movies, stay away from this one.

I admit I rented this film with a friend of mine on a really bad weather day to see Amber Benson in something other than Buffy episodes. I also admit that I love this genre. Horror, sci-fi and thrillers are the back bone of my DVD collection. Now, stating that, she was wasted on this film. I don't know what the point was of this film. It was bad enough that we fast forwarded through any scenes Amber wasn't in. The writing, the acting (outside of Amber but I am bias) and the overall film, was slow, irritating. Maybe the poor writing is to blame for the lack of acting ability. Regardless of who is in it, there is only so much you can do with horrific material. It wasn't campy, enjoyable or even worth the fee to rent it.

Some bad kids (in more ways than one!) settle their behavioral problems in a creepy old house on a stormy night. Trite. Goofy and uneven, to say the least, but there's no excuse for the omission of gratuitous sex and violence in a trash flick like this, which is supposedly aimed at the youth market. Unattractive.

Don't waste your time or money on this one. The half decent cast might fool you into thinking that this teen-thriller, whilst hardly about to break any records, might lightly entertain for 80 minutes.It won't.It won't make you scared, laugh, cry or even challenge your intellect. It will leave you wondering how on earth this movie ever finished production. Yes, it really is that poor.