i gave this a five star rating but maybe it was a four and a half.
i felt that this was a very real movie. i could see much, if not all, of this having taken place. okay, for the ease of making a movie some things were simplified [like the ease of the illegal entry into a domicile. i at no point felt that this promoted nor accepted child molestation like one of the other reviewers. i will need to watch this once more to make sure that all of the lose ends were tied up. I'm very confident that there are no slip ups. there are a number of unexpected twists that made sense because of human nature's willingness to leave important details. so when a character doesn't tell others everything it's to keep up his, or her, own public perception. nobody likes to have their past embarassements waved around.

basic story: some kids received terrible torment from a guy when they were young.
now days a girl goes missing. we don't know exactly what happened but we see some clips and are left to assume.
one of the three main characters. mark, sees a guy bury something. he, also, sees the guys vehicle.
the others come back, with mark, to see what was buried. they find a body.
they deduce that the killer must be local.
while looking for the grave diggers vehicle they see their old tormenter.
the old tormentor comes after them.
mark doesn't like that one of his two friends called up the grave digger and set into motion a simple idea.
"hey, grave digger... if you don't kill our tormentor we'll turn you into the cops."

from here we see that simple plans often don't go right and can develop terrible side effects. also, there seems to be a little research that was used to come up with: what creates the sick-o's that we see as sociopaths... or damages to the young which will later create a psychopath.
i felt that there was high quality in the acting, filming, direction, and script. much of the scenery was beautiful, filmed in queensland Australia.
as i mentioned earlier there were many unexpected points that created twists. these were not gimmicks but based on human nature. after viewing the film/dvd again I'm sure i'll find the film seamless with no lose ends.
after re-watching the film/dvd. there were no losse ends. this is a rare gem and proof that a film can be great with little to no money for the budget.

Kids seeking out serial killers is my favorite genre. In this movie they want the the killer to do their dirty work, show some love, to a local thg whose victimized them. The only problem is with seeing how the kids are willing to see a harsh end, the killer can't help but wonder wich one is his acolyte, who wants to be trianed to be a serial killer.

I love this movie. It is scary, creepy, and has a lot of twists & turns you won't see coming. Do not miss this if you are a horror fan. I bought this movie because I thought it was one of the creepiest movies ever!

The film producers, writers, etc., really enjoyed making this film (I watched the commentary to be able to better understand the film)--and so I shall be kinder than I might have been in reviewing it.

It's not that I like films to give me everything on a silver platter, but it wasn't easy to follow the story for me. Several unhappy youths and a dark secret that you can probably guess, although the maze you will have to work through is harder than it might have been. The real secret of the film might escape you--which is why I watched the commentary, where it is all explained in a round table of discussion by the film producers.

It's a unique story and could have been presented in an easier narrative and action sequence, at least for my part. On second viewing, I enjoyed it more.

Decent horror flick.

It put a different view on things considering the teenagers tried blackmailing the killer to killing an exfriend. However, the movie focused alot on the kids relationships which got tired considering the girl was rather torn between the guys and also alot on the kids alcohol usage which again got rather old when you are wanting the story line to progress. The killer was somewhat lackluster but he did have an odd humor about him. It was ok but not something I would sit through again with slow pacing and lackluster acting.

Don't ever try to bargain with a serial killer.

Was very pleased with this item.