Far more entertaining that I suspected, partially buoyed on the strength of Thomas Jane's wacky performance. He plays a barely concealed Jim Jones espy, and the movie riffs on the notion of dealing with a suicide cult whose crazy motives might be sincere. There's a fairly decent cast of B actors involved, and everyone is making an attempt to turn in a quality product, though Jane seems to just be having fun. The acting and production values are a notch over average, and the writing is sharper than I'd initially thought. Granted, there are cringe-worthy bits of dialogue and acting, but for the most part, the character's actions and motives are consistent, the twists are fun, and the movie is entertaining. The downside is the 'frights' are pretty cliched, and scares nonexistent. However, they do a decent job of exploring some gnostic notions, and the payoff at the end is worthwhile.
The Veil