Even though it has a very common plot behind it, I was
actually entertained by the by-the-numbers film Truth or Die (2012) which has a group of British students being
lured to a mansion out in the middle of nowhere to celebrate the birthday of a
former classmate they all made fun of years before. When the friends get to the mansion they
realize that no one else is going to show up, not even the birthday boy himself
but instead only the birthday boy’s older brother. Since there is free booze they all decide to
stay anyways and have their own celebration but as the night draws on they soon
realize that they’ve been lured there under false pretenses and that they must
play a deadly game of truth or dare in order to survive the night as one by one
they are put to the test to reveal what really happened the night they all
decided to play a harsh joke on the missing birthday boy.
The reason why the film is so effective is because the cast
is really good in this cabin in the woods thriller where secrets come to light
that reveal each person in the room cannot trust each other. Written by Matthew McGuchan and directed by
Robert Heath, Truth or Die keeps you
on the edge of your seat simply by playing against your expectations. It also helps that the film has a great
location on hand and the production design is impressive, even though for the
most part the film is in a single location.
In less capable hands this could have easily been a film
that falls flat but this is an entertaining film that’s worth taking a look at
if you like these type of close quarter thrillers. It even has a few moments of gore thrown in
just when you least expect it.
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