2 young couples, Jeff (Jonathan Tucker) and Amy (Jena Malone), Eric (Shawn Ashmore) and Stacy(Laura Ramsey) on vacation in Mexico are invited by a European, Mattias (Joe Anderson), to explore uncharted Mayan ruins and catch up with Mattias' brother. What happens to the group when they find a Mayan temple is strange, and horrific.
The film is paced pretty well, there's just enough character introduction to become somewhat vested in the fates of the young couples and their European "tour guide". The scares don't rely on the "Boo!" cliches of the horror genre, but simply allows the situations to unravel and the characters must make terrible choices just to give themselves a chance to survive their predicament.
If you enjoy the horror genre, it's a good matinee selection.
I give it 2.75 stars, or a grade of B-.
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