[3] At an elite school, a group of students who call themselves The Sentinels begin terrorizing their socially undesirable classmates.

"[5] Nina Darnton of The New York Times wrote, "Shooting parts of the film like an MTV video, with flash forwards, odd camera angles and long shots and using a driving loud score, the director creates a completely adolescent world where adults either don't matter or exert malevolent influences ...

For its first two-thirds an engrossingly tense suspenser about teen vigilantes run amok, pic becomes distressingly conventional in its final act, its unusual qualities virtually dissolving before one's eyes.

"[7] Patrick Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times was positive, stating, "It's clear that the film makers are playing with fire here, especially considering the jingoist atmosphere that pervades Hollywood today.

It captures the ugly side of a new teen-age obsession, forcing us to marvel at its ferocity and shudder at its possible consequences.