[.ca] Curve (Widescreen) (ISBN 6305375577)

From Amazon.com:
You might have heard people say they'd kill to get into Harvard. Well, here's a film that takes it literally. There's a legendary rule at many universities, so the film posits, that if your roommate commits suicide you can take a 4.0 GPA for the semester. Tim (Matthew Lillard of Scream fame, in yet another of his patented psycho roles) plans with his roommate Chris (Michael Vartan) to kill a third roommate Rand (Randall Batinkoff) so they can collect their 4.0s and get Chris a Harvard M.B.A. As Chris says, "Either it's a Harvard M.B.A. or you're flipping burgers." No elevated thinker, Chris. Rand is a cruel jerk to his Sandy Dennis-like girlfriend, Natalie (Tamara Craig Thomas), so it's hard to miss him when he's gone. But that sentiment applies equally to nearly every other character in the picture, including Chris's girlfriend Emma (Keri Russell), who seems to be the most sympathetic of the group. That's the movie's strength; you think you know everyone but you don't. And that's also its greatest weakness; you need to know and like these people for the film to work. If you can stomach these people (in which case counseling might be in order), the exceedingly twisty-turny plot will keep you entertained to the last amazing revelation. Otherwise, you might want to keep searching for a thriller that gives its people an inner life worth viewing. The Curve was snatched from Sundance for a distribution deal by Trimark, but wound up in this direct-to-video release instead. --Jim Gay

Good little pickup.:
If you are into great performances.. then this movie is definatley not for you. However if you are looking for good movie to watch on a friday night, then this one is a winner. The movie is based on a urban legend that is prevalent on college campuses. The story goes that many colleges have a policy that if your roomate commits suicide, you get all A's. Ok its absurd, but it provides a good backdrop for the movie. Scream's diamond in the rough performer, Matthew Lillard, once again provides a high strung element to the movie. Felicity's Keri Russell does a good job playing both the good girl(first half of the movie) and the bad(last half). The movies two main characters are college students. One of course is the ambitious,pre law type(Played by Michael Vartan. The other(played by Lillard) is the crazy(a bit psychotic), no-care-in-the-world type. However the two students soon hatch a plan to get rid of their obnoxious roomate(played by Randall Batinkoff). The plan? To throw him from a cliff and make it appear he commited suicide. Why? In this strange alter universe where College deans care, to recieve straight A's. In the meantime the two begin to go head to head. Lillard's character seducing his roomates girlfriend, and the poor girlfriend of the suicidal roomate killing herself. The battle heats up as the two begin fingering each other to the police with subtle suggestions to the police. As the net tightens, Vartan's character makes his final showdown with Lillard's character at the scene of the first suicide. However a few surprises will be for all those involved. So typical good guy vs bad guy with good guy winning in the end? Not quite. The final plot twist reverses the roles showing the sinister side of many of the "good guys". In typical good suspense movie fashion, the given is no longer a given. To tell the plot twist would totally ruin it. But its a rather good one. The plot twist alone is worth watching the movie. What you are left with is a pretty good movie. Not a outstanding one. But a good watch that will surprise ya.

Just a little too Curavious:
This dim-witted movie about college students trying to kill one another to get a 4.0 GPA wants to be "Scream", but comes off as a lame imitation. The plot drags and slowly moves in circles, repeating itself to, seemingly, no end. And the quadruple cross at the end reeks of desperation and lapses of logic. What a waste. It had a pretty good idea, but it was poorly executed.

Clever indie movie:
This straight-to-video release is actually a lot better than a lot of postmodern thrillers that have been scurried to the shelves in the wake of the hugely successful 'Scream' movies. It's plot has two college guys plotting to kill off their roomate because it will ensure them a 4.0 grade average, getting them both into Harvard. After all, their friend Rand is an easy target, what with his girlfriend Natalie getting pregnant and the depressing range of books and CDs that his mates leave by his bed. And so it's done, the only problem being that a body can't be found and the police start sniffing around. Lillard is exceptional as the canniving lead, especially when the extent of his scheme becomes apparent to the guy he plots with. Twist after twist follows this but unlike something like 'Wild Things', the movie manages to pull them off well. In particular the last scene is very gripping indeed, and it's not without a good dollop of black humour. If this is never quite as scary as 'Jeepers Creepers' or as consistently witty as 'Scream', it is still a real original in the horror field and is genuinely intelligent.

Awesome plot and suspense:
Great plot and suspense! It's the Usual Suspects set to a college enviornment! The plot twists and turns, keeping you constantly guessing, with no way for you to know how it ends. It's one of those films, like the Usual Suspects, that you want to watch multiple times and every time you see it you catch something new. The dialogue is clever, the acting superb. This is a definite must-see!!!!!

A good cast but....:
It really is a bad movie. The plot is ok but the acting is bad. I don't think people would be interested in watching a bunch of college kids try to kill each other by pushing them over a cliff! I am glad I just rented it and not bought it!! I really like Keri Russell....she was pretty good in this movie.