Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

tomsview One of the joys of buying two dollar DVDs in trash and treasure stores is that now and then you hit on something really good. That's how I came across "Fever". This is a compelling movie on just about every level. Although some of the elements have cropped up in other movies, "Fever" is original enough to make it quite unique.The film is set in New York. Nick Parker played by Henry Thomas, an art instructor at a local community centre, lives in a run down apartment block. We learn that Nick is a troubled man, haunted by events from his past. Nick becomes more unhinged when the old landlady of his apartment block and her janitor husband are brutally murdered. A detective questions Nick, because he had witnessed a fight between another resident and the murdered couple the day of the murders.Nick also encounters Will, who has moved into the apartment above him. Will seems to have insights into Nick's character and challenges him intellectually. Although Nick tells the police that Will also witnessed the fight between the other resident and the janitor, there is no sign that anyone lives in the apartment above him.Nick seems to be losing his grip on reality. Nick's family, especially his sister Charlotte, played by Teri Hatcher, is concerned about him, but he resents their intrusion. When Nick becomes more agitated and encounters Will on an eerie train ride, it precipitates the climax of the film where some, but not all the questions are answered."Fever" has a great story, convincing performances and no shortage of style. There seems to be some interesting influences: the death of the old Polish landlady smacks of Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment", while the beautifully shot scenes of New York with cityscapes contrasted with the dilapidated interiors of Nick's apartment block, have the same mysterious, static quality as Edward Hopper's paintings - the exterior of the apartment block has a character all it's own.Interestingly, the relationship between Nick and Will, although treated with a certain amount of ambiguity until the end, has similarities with the Russell Crow and Paul Bettany characters from "A Beautiful Mind", made a couple of years later.As for the cast, Teri Hatcher lights up any movie she is in and gives this one a touch of class. Henry Thomas is fine as the troubled Nick, and David O'Hara is unsettling as Will.Although Hitchcock and Polanski come to mind, "Fever" is its own movie, and for those who like a thriller that is edgy, with heaps of atmosphere, then go no further than this stylish film.

janedwards505 This is an amazing little film. Deserving of more attention (if at least not a better rating guys!). Rented it with friends in the States and we were all caught in its dark, tragic web. Now we are trying to find other films from this director. Stands up to the best Indies from outside the US and head and shoulders above the general product from that country. If you like Lynch, you'll love this one.

pizowell The man behind Bill from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure steps behind the camera for the second time and offers us Fever. A claustrophobic and dark tale of a man who can't sleep and when he does he dreams about his mothers death. Soon he is haunted by a neighbor who lives upstairs and may be responsible for a series of murders. Now Nick Parter (Thomas) must prove that he is not the killer before he loses his freedom and sanity. A great film all the way around. Check it out!!!!!!!!!!

rosejohn Fever is a difficult film, and I mean that in a good way. I think the director is creating a story about the raw emotions and desires in a young man caught in the modern world. We follow a painter in New York City who is not able to achieve his goals and dreams, and as a result, escapes into an alternate reality. However, this reality is as much of nightmare as his waking life. If not worse. Like Lynch and Cocteau, Winter forces us into this man's subconcious, and asks us to feel the terror and despair that affects this confused mind. I really enjoyed the trip.