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A census taker (Jeremy Sisto) sent to find out why the population of a small, puritanical town has remained fixed at 436 for the last century finds out that even the most idyllic small towns can harbo... read more read more...r deadly secrets in the feature directorial debut of longtime television producer/director Michelle Maxwell MacLaren. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Michelle Maxwell MacLaren

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DVD Release Date: September 5, 2006

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  • June 7, 2010
    Somewhere between 5-6/10, this one's just about watchable. I was having a tough time when I went for it & thankfully this didn't add fuel to the fire. While it's not exactly the remake of "The Wicker Man," it surely resembles it by & large.
  • November 1, 2009
    Just your typical small town cult movie, but it was entertaining enough.
  • September 21, 2009
    I went into this movie not expecting much, but I was very pleasantly surprised. The story has an interesting premise and it was followed-through-with very well throughout the movie. One of the things that it really does well is that creepy, collective delusion mentality that play... read mores such a big role in Rosemary's Baby and The Wicker Man. I even liked Fred Durst's character, which surprised me as much as anyone. In fact, I found him even more sympathetic than the main character, who time and time again gives ol' Fred the shaft. I tell you, Mr. Durst really gets no respect whatsoever. Ennihoo, there are little touches in this movie that really caught my attention, the most notable of which is the way the townsfolk treat those of thier numbers that see and bristle at the cracks in their village's creepy facade. Indeed The Fever is a horrific malady. I'd say more, but I'm so afraid of ruining the movie.
  • July 3, 2007
    In a nutshell, this is a lot like Dean Koontz's "Black River" from five years ago. But a few added homages to the infamous Twilight Zone story "The Lottery" (based on the short story by Shirley Jackson), plus bits from "The Wicker Man" and "The Stepford Wives", all make this more... read more of a mish-mash of better ideas than the story can really cope with. The detrimental effect is that more questions arise out of a simple plot than there needs to be and it just leaves too many holes.
  • June 13, 2007
    Why remake such classics such as The Wicker-Man when you can come up with similar films that are still original? Yes this film borrows from everywhere, that is where we are at with horror these days. However the idea is still quite original. It's never really scary, only freaky, ... read morepretty much like The Wicker Man. Good performances especially from a very surprising Fred Durst who displays a large range of emotions for a rather complex character. The film was a nice surprise overall and was mainly let down by a tedious piano/high pitched string score. Overused in horror since the lord knows when. I liked it, and that seems to be all I can say right now. It is interesting and much better than The Wicker-Man remake (which is one of the worst films ever). Want a bit of freaky secluded towns? Try this.
  • December 29, 2006
    This movie feels like it was made for television and while it is pretty much by-the-numbers, it's still worth a look if you're in the mood for a suspense-thriller which requires little thinking on your part.
  • September 26, 2011
    A weak story with very poor acting and very slow-paced sequences. Skip it.
  • January 1, 2008
    Decent straight to DVD movie with an interesting concept. Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit plays a secondary role in this one. He's acting is decent.
  • July 27, 2007
    Fair movie, Kinda scary in parts. PISSED me off at the end.
  • September 20, 2010
    Another film given a re-watch from the To-Watch Pile:

    Census taker finds himself trapped in a town where the population never changes for sinister reasons. Fred Durst is surprisingly decent as the sheriff's deputy, and if you've seen films like The Wicker Man before, you'll hav... read moree a pretty good idea where this is going fairly quickly.

    Give it a rental.

Critic Reviews


Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton
September 4, 2006
Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central

File this one under fun while it lasts, but easily forgettable. Full Review

David Nusair
September 4, 2006
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...a cut above the majority of its direct-to-video brethren. Full Review

Pablo Villaca
May 18, 2006
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

O mistério é mais interessante do que sua resolução; ainda assim, a cineasta consegue criar um bom clima conspiratório no melhor estilo Os Invasores de Corpos.

Eric D. Snider
April 17, 2006
Eric D. Snider, EricDSnider.com

The census taker counts the citizens while the viewer counts the minutes. Full Review

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