a nightmare... in filmmaking

this might be one of the most nihilistic flicks i've ever seen.
despite imdb labelling it as 'horror thriller', it seems it was supposed to be a mixture of slasher/thriller, drama/romance and a bit of comedy. however, it fails at each: it's thriller without suspense, a slasher without on-screen killings, a drama/romance without any tangible emotions, a comedy without one laugh.

bland story made of generic thriller tropes, while the writers contantly deny the number one rule in screenwriting - "SHOW, DON'T TELL!" - in a way that bascially all information (characters, their relationships, motivations, background story) are merely given in form of dialogue. if you can't SHOW a story, but only TELL it via dialogues, you should rather release it as a book or radio play, instead of shooting an audio-visually dull movie like that.

oh yes, since the movie takes place on a luxury liner, i was at leat expecting a rather fancy set - but no, most of the movie are just boring medium shots of talking characters...

bottom line: the only positive things about this movie are its shorter-than-usual runtime and the actors still trying to make a professional job, while anything else appears to be on amateur level.

btw, note the "mirror scare"! you will probably not get a more nihilistic variation of this horror trope anywhere. which is very exemplary for the entire movie.