Review of Spiral

Spiral (2000)
7/10
Fast paced, entertaining scares but poor storyline
13 October 2010
Warning: Spoilers
This is an average horror movie for me. This movie started off very well but ends very abruptly. The first 2/3 of this movie was quite good but the last 1/3 of the movie was just so abrupt and disappointing. I hated the ending and possibly one of the worst endings I have ever seen in a horror movie. The main characters were trying to stop the curse but what happened in the end?? The main characters just got possessed. The first 2/3 of the movie has its mystery elements has good suspense and some of the effects like the student who looked like a slimy snail was good. The suspense in this movie was good. I like the way they explain how the curse came about and finding more about the curse. It is good that the movie uses stuff related to spirals like snails, hair and even fingerprints. However, things were done very abruptly towards the end of the movie. After the centipede crawled inside the woman's ear, some silly GCI effects were used. A silly man was shown saying funny things like, "Why don't you let the spiral get into you,why?" Its not entertaining. And there was one part where the detective was trying to find out about how to break the curse was not explained any further. The good points of this movie are its mystery elements, its originality and its unique scares. The storyline towards the end was really bad. Still recommended though because this is quite a unique movie. Score: 7/10
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