It took a bit to figure what was going on with the moody music and camera shots taking the place of dialogue. But as it progressed and the story started to cohere, it went from being a higher quality, made for TV type of movie to a respectable horror/suspense film. I was pleasantly surprised by the improvement. And you don't have to know anything about the source material to be able to watch the film. P.s. if you're not really into slasher flicks, this is a good horror movie to watch.