Review

A film that stands out from the rest of the Tartan Asia Extreme collection as one that is immensely thought provoking and profound. Although the plot is something that is not regarded as anything ground-breaking, the film manages to avoid tired old cliches that might have arisen in your own imagination if you were thrust into the same position as these unfortunate school children.

Essentially, an unruly class is shipped off to a desert island (under a new law in Japanese justice) where they then have to fight to the death. The ultimate survivor is promised salvation and an almost anti-hero like status amongst the Japanese public, though as the film progeresses you see that this isn't the case. With each child assigned a random weapon (ranging from guns and grenades to saucepan lids and fans) you see how previous friends turn against one another, while others manage to stick together before meeting grave endings. Throughout the whole film you can only begin to imagine what you'd do in the same situation, and that's what makes it such an interesting film.

9/10

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Added by Grand Assault 2 years ago on 3 November 2007 07:27