A very different "horror" story, more a diabolical Home Alone combined with The Omen.
Unable to get a loan to open a diner, an ex-con lets a friend persuade him into a kidnapping. He and the others soon discover their victim isn't what he appears to be and disaster follows.
This movie is filled with familiar faces, even if the audience won't be able to put names to a good many of them. It seems a great many TV series are represented, with Josh Holloway from Lost leading the way. Blake Underwood, as David, is a fantastic little actor, handling the adult dialogue the kidnap "victim" delivers with just the proper menace and unnerving stares. It'll be interesting to see what this youngster does if he continues as a actor after becoming an adult, for his portrayal of David is eerie.
No mention is made of why David is the way he is or exactly what he is, though there is a climactic scene toward the end of the movie in which it's disclosed he's already killed his father and nanny. A little background would've been good though it isn't necessary for the story other than giving some explanation to the audience.
There are a few shock moments, making one jump, and more than enough psychological moments as when Roxanne is trapped in a shower with a wolf sniffing outside the open bathroom door.
All in all, an expected good shocker of a psychological drama.
