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Unfortunately, I'm afraid this film is destined not to receive the acclaim it fully deserves. Don't watch this film if you are easily put off by sexual violence. Having said that though - I watched the film with my wife & 18yr old niece (both of whom I would describe as sensitive individuals), & they were both impressed with the film whose 18 certificate serves only really to protect from it's sensitive subject matter & is not an indication of overtly graphic violence/gore.
We gave the DVD a go one afternoon, not really knowing what to expect. Although the conditions were not what i'd normally regard as conducive to 'horror' viewing (sun creeping through closed curtains), the film instantly had me hooked with the underlying tension which is apparent even from the beginning, and builds right up to it's revealing climax. The whole 'WAZ' equation theory almost becomes insignificant.
OK, so you might see the twists & turns coming a long way off, but for me that doesn't affect the film in the slightest. What really makes the film is it's dark simplicity, brilliant direction & solidly real performances from a non-A-list cast. This film is for me what SAW always promised to be but got lost in it's pursuit of 'ever more creative ways to die'. WAZ isn't an in your face gore-fest with fantastically OTT special effects on a massive budget. It's so much more than that - A dark, gritty, highly atmospheric thriller with a dose of real emotion!
You will love it or hate it! I hope it's the prior.
score 8/10
matt-2483 27 August 2008
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