This Australian horror caught me by surprise, what I mean by that is I'd never heard of it so my expectations were low and doubly the type of horror movie it is rarely manages to entertain.It tells the story of Georgia Perry a 25yr old Australian girl intent on sailing around the world solo. It stars Radha Mitchell and Dominic Purcell and is actually really quite good.Mitchell carries the movie well considering she makes up the bulk of the film. It is well structured, genuinely tense and though not scary it certainly makes up for it in other areas.It looks great, the cast do a solid job and despite the ropey ending I walked away suitably impressed.The Good:Highly originalWell writtenGreat settingThe Bad:Questionable endingNot for everyoneThings I Learnt From This Movie:Dominic Purcell looks weird with hairA proper horror film with the same setting could be terrifying

Did you ever stop to think how dull Hollywood product would be without Brits (Anthony Hopkins) Canadians (Bill Murray, Jim Carrey) and Aussies (Mel Gibson, Radha Mitchell, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman)? Mitchell had already distinguished herself in the international hit Pitch Black but that was an ensemble piece and Vin Diesel stole the show. This was the part that any actor would kill for -- a chance to carry an entire movie on your back, sink or swim (sorry for the pun). And Mitchell pulled it off. Other reviewers have talked about the plot, but really this kind of film is not about plot at all. It is simply and purely about the ability of one actor to hold your attention for 90 minutes (not counting the cat, respects to the other reviewer who felt he was the real star, see my review of MY CAT FROM HELL). And, again, Mitchell pulled it off. That's all there is to this film. (Other than the really creepy dream sequences, which, to be fair, really popped.) Really. That is the entire point of this movie. Would I lie to you?

I liked this one. It's a phantasmal little movie about a woman sailing alone around the world, becalmed in the Indian Ocean when she's only a few days' sail from the end of her trip. She starts to see all kinds of strange and troubling things on board her yacht, including the ghost of her mother, pirates that appear and disappear, and a Maori tribesman in traditional native costume. The movie offers three possible explanations for why this is happening: A) she's been alone too long and is going bazongas, B) she's really seeing ghosts, and C) the magic crabs hitching a ride on the boat's hull are creating the whole situation. I like the crab theory myself, but the movie leaves the question tantalizingly unresolved.

I just found this movie bizarre. Parts of it were spooky and I thought Radha Mitchell did a fine acting job-but the cat was by far the best actor in the movie. What was with the bilge pump? Dead Calm or The Island would be much better spooky boat movies.