Nemesis Game

College student Sara Novak (Carly Pope) becomes involved in a mysterious game involving riddles and elaborate mind games. As she roams the city seeking -- and finding -- answers to each question, she finds herself deeper in a conspiracy that leads to the murder of a classmate (Jay Baruchel). ...more

Gothic atmospherics abound in this conspiracy thriller, and while the characterizations and production values are OK, the script begins to turn on itself as writer/director Jesse Warn paints himself into a rather uncomfortable corner. By then the cleverness has been used up and Warn has to resort to more predictable means to get to the end of his circular story. But until then, it's all slick, sly stalking scenes, with the troubled Sara trying to make sense of it all. An infuriatingly pointless ...more