In 2003, Michael Davis, writer and director of a few romantic comedies, tried his luck writing and directing a horror movie. It worked out fairly well.
On the upside it has laughs, pretty funny dialogue, good chemistry between the main characters, some great gore, a nicely designed villain and pretty good tension throughout the whole film.
On the downside, it could have been a bit shorter (it drags a bit in the middle); one of the protagonists walks a fine line between funny, and annoying as hell. In true horrorlike fashion the good guys are not always as smart as they should be, like keep on running down the road when a vehicle is following you. Some cliches are not shunned. And probably most importantly: for a horror movie the body count could have been a bit higher. This only occurred to me when the movie was over, so for me it was not a major letdown.
Of course this is no Citizen Kane (which is actually referenced quite nicely in the movie). But for what is is, it is quite good. Michael Davis went on directing Shoot 'em Up, one of the most enjoyable fast moving action movies of the last ten years.
