Some of the reviews have compared the director Brian Barnes to Hitchcock. That would be like comparing the late, legendary Muhammad Ali to an old, fat, street thug who has no training or skill in the art of boxing. And yes, Brian Barnes is that bad! He thinks filming a moon that is hidden by clouds is art... He thinks filming a spider web is somehow a metaphor for suspense. How juvenile! And shame on all of you who dare speak Hitcock's name and Barnes in the same sentence. They don't even belong in the same cinematic universe!

Some of the reviews have compared this film to the iconic, award winning, marvel - 'Misery'. This is no misery! You may feel a bit miserable as you watch your life waste away watching this... But certainly this is no misery! Firstly the story lines do not even run parallel. And as much as I found the female lead, Tracey Ann Wood, enjoyable... She is no Kathy Bates! Kathy won an Oscar and the Global Awards for her performance for 'Misery'.

So let's dispel the above urban myths obviously spread by the 'canned' response of the director's friends, this film feels and moves like a B list movie. As mentioned above Brian Barnes hasn't a clue how to direct. He simply points the camera at actors and shouts action and cut. He does not pay attention to story and how story should be interpreted through the eyes of a cinematic lense. The film is spoilt by very childish directing and certainly not much thought went into shot selections. The film is further damaged by poor lighting decisions and a barely coherent script.

Ultimately the film is a one trick pony and the unfortunate thing is you have to waste almost an hour and twenty minutes of your life before this circus of a film decides to perform this trick!

The saving graces are a/ the female lead b/ the story concept . Had the director had a better understanding of the media of film.... he would of rearranged the script to make the story more compelling.

I gave the film a four star based only on it's potential. If the concept had been given to a director who possess guts, intuition, instinct and understands telling a story through the lense this could have been a big hit!

The Redeeming is a clever low budget mystery/horror. It's probably more categorized as horror but you spend a good part of the film curious about what the heck is happening. It's pretty much a single location, two-character dialog driven film (which I like), so you really have to pay attention. Worth a watch.

This is a taut, suspenseful story that presents a fascinating look at a relationship between a woman, and the man who knocks on her door. It keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat for the entire runtime. It kept me glued to the screen. The directing and the writing are excellent. Highly recommended!