Review of Circle (2015) by David B — 19 Feb 2017

I truly love psychological horror and this is no different...In a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two minutes, one of them is executed by a strange device in the center of the room. Soon they realize that, as a group, they have the power to decide who will be the next to be killed by vote. But how can they choose who deserves to die? The unknown cast are great because it's very unpredictable who's going to be next and has lots of twists during the middle of the film to add as well...though the ending was a little weird and yet, somewhat predictable.

The movie keeps suspense alive, as we try to guess how this all will play out -- building to a final tableau that, silently, says nearly as much about human nature as does all the talk leading up to it. Original, is the key of today's films considering we're getting lots of CGI blockbusters...and this is a perfect, simply filmed movie.