"Sublime" might be the name of a famous band, but it's also the title of the new horror/thriller film released by Raw Feed. Raw Feed is a straight-to-DVD series that specializes in unique horror films. They released "Rest Stop" back in October of 2006. This is the second film to be released under the banner of Raw Feed. To be truthful, I was not the biggest fan of "Rest Stop." I found the film to be depressing, rank, and poorly-acted. Because of this, I was not too eager to check out "Sublime." Nevertheless, I gave it the old college try and decided to see if the Raw Feed series improved with their second release. The good news is that "Sublime" is a lot better than "Rest Stop". The bad news is that it's still not good enough to recommend. Horror films seem to enjoy sprinkling random messages throughout the course of their film. You might remember this being done in Eli Roth's "Hostel."

Thanks for the message. I didn't have to wait until the end of the film to find this out. You also need a reliable filmmaker to tell you a message. No disrespect to the director of this project, but it's too soon for messages. We want to be entertained with your first film. After we know who you are, you can bombard us with messages. We open up our film celebrating the birthday of George, who is played by Thomas Cavanagh. He's celebrating his birthday with his lovely wife Jenny, who is played Kathleen York. You might remember her from "Crash." Her song was nominated for an Academy Award. He's about to have a routine surgery. You know it's a routine surgery because his wife and friends say this about ninety times at his birthday. He attends this surgery at a strange and bizarre hospital.

Everyone is overly friendly at this hospital. It just gives you the feeling that something is not right about this place. George also meets a very sensual and sexual nurse. It doesn't take long before George is wondering just what the hell is going on at this hospital. He can't figure out what's real and what's fantasy. He begins to have flashbacks chronicling a series of events in his life. Is George crazy? Is something wrong at this hospital? The first thirty-five minutes of "Sublime" did a great job in portraying George's sad and troubled existence. It was also very stylish, unique, and fun to watch. Sadly, the film then turned into all style and no substance. The film does a great job confusing you. After a certain point, I simply stopped caring. I didn't want to go on this journey with the characters.

The film also turns unintentionally funny with some weird moments that hit all the wrong notes. I remember an old saying that Roger Ebert used to utter on Ebert and Roeper. He would say how this film needed a producer who would suck on a cigar and say this film needs to be thirty minutes shorter and have a new ending. This is the case with "Sublime." It was an interesting exercise, but the execution was all wrong. I hope the third time is a charm with the Raw Feed series. I give them credit for at least trying to make different horror films. I think they'll get it right eventually.

"Sublime" gets credit for being a very good looking film. But as we all know, looks aren't everything. "Sublime" is like the hot girl who you finally get a chance to date. She's fun to look at, but utterly boring and uninteresting. You might enjoy looking at her for ten minutes, but then you need something more. I wanted and needed something more with "Sublime."

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