Solid Story, Decent Acting
Due to the location & timing of this film, I missed the first 30 minutes, but picked it up right when one of the three former marines was first kidnapped, so I don't believe I missed much. The dark-haired Mexican girl actress was scorching HOT. The primary actors were OK. Like others, the fact this story was based on fact made it better. The gory death scenes were very believable and indeed horrific. Lots of chop-em up action! This movie used the end result of gory acts very nicely as scare tactics. In other words, you don't have to see all the acts of murder to be scary. The ending was satisfying, and the follow-up epilogue was much appreciated to wrap-up the story line. Overall, I'd rank this film just behind the Deaths of Ian Stone in the Horrorfest, with Tooth and Nail in third and Crazy Eights a distant 4th. I plan to see at least one of the other four films this week, and will post my reviews of them at that time.