247°F (2011) User Reviews

Kids Trapped in a Sauna... No More, No Less

[gavin6942 · 5/10 · 14 October 2012]

Four friends travel to a lakeside cabin for a carefree weekend, the fun turns into a nightmare when 3 of them end up locked in a hot sauna. Every minute counts and every degree matters as they fight for their lives in the heat up to 247°F.

The most interesting thing about this movie is that it was filmed in Georgia (the country, not the state). I was not aware that people filmed movies in Georgia and used a Georgian crew, but I will assume this is a cost issue. But yeah, beyond that, not much going on here.

Tyler Mane has gained a horror following due to his part in Rob Zombie's "Halloween" and he does alright here in his limited role. Scout Taylor Compton has also been on the rise since "Halloween", even more than Mane. The reason is not entirely clear to me. She is a decent actress (I enjoyed her in "Wicked Little Things") and a growing icon, but of all the actresses, she seems to get the strongest following at the conventions... odd.

But seriously -- just kids trapped in a sauna. Is it scary to slowly cook to death? Certainly. But is it entertaining to watch for 90 minutes? Not really. This could have been 60 minutes or even 30 -- a good episode of a television show, but a bit too simple for a full-length film.

Kids go on relaxing weekend at a cabin. Drunken argument leads to danger. Kids stuck in sauna...we watch them sweat..wow. I say C-

[cosmo_tiger · 4/10 · 16 October 2012]

"I want to go its hot. I want to get out of here." When a group of friends decide to get away for a weekend at an uncle's cabin they think they will have fun and relax. The night of a party the friends choose to sit in a sauna for a few minutes before leaving. A drunken argument turns dangerous and three of the friends are locked in the hot sauna with the odds of them getting out getting slimmer with every temperature change. I have to admit that the plot seemed a little weak to me going in but after watching ATM I decided to give it a chance. After watching this I have to say I should have stuck with my original theory. The movie had little development and when they got to the sauna it seemed to stop and is was about an hour of screaming, crying and repeating the same thing over and over. A few scenes at the end got a little cheesy but this movie is geared toward older teens and for that it does work. This is not my type of movie but I'm sure there are some that will love it. Overall, a very weak movie that seemed to have no point. I give it a C-.

It's difficult to warm to 247°F

[Siamois · 3/10 · 15 October 2012]

Four friends gather for a weekend trip that turns into a nightmare when three of them end up stuck inside of a sauna.

There's not much to go on other than that for a synopsis but movies banking on a claustrophobic vibe have tackled even bigger challenges. One only has to think about Buried, featuring Ryan Reynolds all alone and six feet under. A good screenplay featuring rich characters and interesting conflicts could probably have carried 247°F but unfortunately, this wasn't the case here.

247°F features cookie-cutter protagonists who follow the usual formula but without much savvy and no heart. Of course, you've got the prototypical troubled girl as the main character. Her carefree hot female friend. The cynical jock who is the hottie's insensitive boyfriend and of course, the more down to earth dude who may or may not hook up with our heroin.

Georgia is a country that more and more international productions are turning to for cost-effective shooting, so I suppose they might as well turn to making their own movies. This one has the look and production values of a typical American straight-to-video. The problem here is the story, the screenplay. The movie begins by highlighting the past of Jenna, a now quiet girl who survived a car accident but lost her boyfriend. 247°F takes place three years later, as a medicated Jenna still struggles to get past that tragedy. Unfortunately, the screenplay and direction never make this gripping.

One could hope the story would finally take off once the three characters get stuck inside but this is not the case either. There is no character development, not much in the way of interesting conflicts. No smart thinking and not much drama unfolding other than the three of them successively losing their temper or arguing pointlessly. All of this intersecting with a few scenes featuring people on the outside going about their business. Will the three find a way out? Will someone on the outside help them? Those two questions are what 247°F is all about but unfortunately, the screenplay doesn't build much suspense. The audience is simply left waiting with very little sense of anticipation being built up.

Scout Taylor-Compton is adequate as Jenna. The other protagonists are played by standard B-movie actors probably picked because they are nice too look at. The music score is decent. There are no major faults as far as cinematography... but as a whole, this is below average film making with no heart, because such a story demands a much richer screenplay.

It should also be mentioned that despite this being listed in the horror genre, there is very little here that qualifies the movie as such. (I personally did not mind and I did not lower the rating for that, but think it deserves to be mentioned so that others won't be disappointed)

Blah !

[Sexyjay71 · 2/10 · 15 May 2021]

This movie had no action, no thriller and it's definitely not a horror movie. I am not telling "movie lovers" not to watch 247^F, cause everyone has there own reason to or not to like a movie. I didn't like it at all. And that is my opinion.

Poorly written, unbelievable characters

[RedFoxVertigo · 2/10 · 17 August 2019]

The extra drama added by insufferable characters making unbelievable asinine decisions, ruins what could be a mediocre movie. Instead of mediocre it's just plain terrible. Unfortunately the amateurs involved in this train wreck of a film did not once attempt to establish some kind of character development, which may have helped slightly. Instead they're just crying and screaming lines of dialogue strung together that seem only to pass the time. Don't waste your time on this garbage, no matter how much you love the horror genre, no matter how high your tolerance for amateur movies... you will not enjoy this. It's simply not possible.

Damn good, judge for yourself

[bl-telfair · 8/10 · 23 February 2014]

This is the type of movie that you can easily decide whether or not it is worth your time. The plot says it all. Stuck in a sauna..why are they stuck and what will happen to the people? Nothing more, nothing less.

If this plot sounds cool to you (which it did to me as a fan of Open Water, Buried, Frozen, etc), then you will enjoy the movie. Period. Good acting, likable characters, etc.

If a movie can leave a lasting impression on me, it worked. I will always be reminded of this movie any time I see or go into a sauna. Not that I frequent saunas, but you get the idea. This doesn't mean it was a great movie. It wasn't. But it was definitely above average. Scout Taylor Compton is a legit face in horror now so I enjoyed seeing her. I give it an 7/10 (horror movie scale) but I'm bumping it to an 8 just to offset some negative reviews.

Delivers much more than I thought. Full of suspense and eye candy.

[levan-483-179397 · 7/10 · 28 September 2012]

I was very skeptical on how 90 minutes could develop in the sauna, but I was positively surprised. Even thou the story is contained in the sauna, there is a lot happening outside, that matters, and introduces the suspense. It clearly delivers more than the concept promises and definitely is worth watching.

What I liked about it was that feeling when it ended that "man this can so realistically happen to me as well". I recommend anyone enjoying the suspense/horror/thriller genre films, not because it is the best movie ever, but because it's a just an interesting ride, plus a lot of eye candy, that girl in pink is worth watching even more than 90 mins.

The Only Thing That Comes Close to 247° is the Title

[soulcrisis28 · 3/10 · 1 August 2021]

Well you can tell by all the other reviews how this movie landed, so I'm not gonna beat a dead horse.

Story is pretty lame, plain, and predictable. It's actually the characters that make the movie even worse.

There's 4 of them, dumb party hound you know what that no one likes but shockingly still somehow has friends and a gf.

Dumb party hounds dumber crappier gf

Weird, reclusive, anti social friend that in real life, these two wouldn't be in the same room together ever.

Last, the actually decent nice guy who unshockingly gets walked on, treated like crap and gets the short end of the stick.

Yep, the worse one of the bunch doesn't have to go through any of the turmoil, and the best one of the bunch is the only one to die. Only in this world.

Boring movie, terrible characters, half ass acting, skip it.

Some unbelievably idiotic characters

[LincolnSixEko · 2/10 · 11 February 2022]

And they make some extremely dumb decisions too. The entire setup how they got trapped in the sauna is silly. No common sense at all. Just avoid this dumpster fire.

Is it.. Getting hot?

[ts-0000 · 11 September 2023]

Seen worse.. This movie was ok but would of played better as a horror versus thriller,about friends that go away & get by unfortunate circumstances trapped in a sauna.

Could of worked better if it was a vacation gone wrong,with intruders or the cabin host.

The premise was interesting but eventually weared thin,as you just wanted to know do they live or die.. Roll credits! But it was typical,clichés & plot hole genre.

It was cast ok,acting average & cinematography low-quality.. This movie tried to come across higher-quality,but overall failed.

Is it worth seeing? Sure! Passes time a good popcorn flick,on a boring day.

The trailer looked exciting, but the movie itself wasn't

[cmovies-99674 · 6/10 · 12 August 2017]

PROS: The one and only thing that this movie had was great acting. I felt bad that such good actors were stuck with such bad roles. I can faithfully tell you that the actors in this movie made the movie bearable. They felt real, because they were able to act well in both the fun and giggly times, as well as the scary and dark times.

CONS: The big problem with this movie was the action part of the movie, or the lack there of. There was no point in the movie where I was engaged at all. I could text, watch a video, even make dinner and still not feel like I was missing anything important in the film. The film was dry from start to finish. Even the ending was bland. To put things in perspective, this movie had no meat to it at all. There was nothing holding the movie together, therefore it just fell apart. The hard part about this movie was that it wasn't horrific at all. I would have no problem showing this to a 3rd grader, thats how boring it was. It was just marketed so incorrectly. To conclude, this movie is pity full and please don't watch it.

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Never picks up steam.

[BA_Harrison · 4/10 · 15 June 2013]

I had two questions on my mind when popping 247°F into the DVD player: 'How the hell are they going to make being stuck in a sauna engrossing for an entire film?', and 'Will Scout Taylor-Compton be as annoying as she was in Halloween II, April Fool's Day and Wicked Little Things?'. Well, the answers are 'They didn't' and 'Yes'.

The 'trapped in one place' scenario has proved effective in the past with films like Frozen and Adrift, wherein a small group of individuals find themselves unexpectedly caught in a hopeless situation with survival looking increasingly unlikely as times passes; but where those films featured a variety of perils—extreme weather conditions, ravenous animals, life-threatening injuries—247°F 's only threat is sweltering heat. While that is certainly something to be concerned about, it doesn't exactly make for great entertainment, and with such an unlikeable bunch of characters, it's hard for the viewer to care less what happens to them.

Taylor-Compton is as whiny and irritating as everything else I have seen her in; she does, however, seem to have her devoted fans, and I can imagine that it is only they who will find anything remotely of interest in this film, the sight of their favourite actress sweating away in her undies being something they can get all hot and bothered about again and again in the privacy of their own darkened rooms.

3.5 out of 10, rounded up to 4 for IMDb.

OMG, what was that?

[stef-graf · 1/10 · 17 October 2012]

This was definitely one of the worst flicks i've ever seen since 'trailer park terror'. I don't have words to explain what this movie was all about, full of over acting, stupid dialogues, lots of booze and very funny background score. The best scene was the fire works one (lol) and the best acting was done by BULL the dog, at least he barked to tell the directors "what are you doing and why are you wasting your money' and as usual the director take his bark, just as another bark.... This is a very bad movie and normally I always appreciate any effort the movie makers do to entertain the audiences but this was really below average kind of flick, with really dragged on story and bad bad acting...Don't watch it even if this is the only movie available in town, rather take a shower for couple of hours..

Excellent movie should have had better ending

[richbolis · 8/10 · 26 October 2012]

This movie was quite excellent at times the guy Michael was pretty stupid and ends up regretting it at the end of the movie. I suggest you watch this movie it is a thriller, sometimes ratings are wrong but this movie is underrated i saw it on DVD very good they should have had it in theater and it is a true story wow shocking unbelievable movie !!!!!!! At times it gets unrealistic but it being true at that temperature that is unbelievable , though this is a good movie the problem is many people have not heard about it this is simply terrific, i suggest you see it any way you can because this is worthwhile watching!!!!!

Succeeds at the more unlikely elements

[StevePulaski · 6/10 · 16 November 2012]

I despise the heat with a passion. I'd rather be under certain acts of torture than be exposed to long term heat. Unfortunately, the characters in 247°F do not have a choice. They become trapped in a sauna, deflated by excruciatingly intolerable heat while they are left to fry and have their skin sweat to disintegration. We're approaching winter in Chicago and in certain sequences I felt like I was drowning in my own sweat and exhaustion watching this film.

The story centers on four college kids who venture out to a remote cabin owned by one of the kids' uncles who has graciously allowed them to spend the night there after they return home from a late night party. The kids are nervous Jenna (Scout Taylor-Compton), straight-laced Ian (Travis Van Winkle), obnoxious Michael (Michael Copon), and bitchy Renee (Christina Ulloa), and the cabin owner is Ian's uncle Wade (Tyler Mane), who also offers up his man-made sauna in his backyard. The teens immediately decide to spend some of the evening jumping from the sauna to the lake, then back to the sauna.

Then, as party time approaches, Michael becomes drunk and bothers his long-suffering girlfriend Renee, leading to her, Jenna, and Ian staying in the sauna while Michael lumbers around drunk outside. Suddenly, an abrupt pang of something falling is heard in the air, and the next thing the three know, they can't get out of the sauna because the giant wooden door is stuck. The homeowner is gone, Michael is passed out drunk, and no one is nearby to help the unfortunate teenagers. At first, it's almost a unanimous consensus that this mishap is a cruel joke by Michael, but as time goes by and the sauna temperature sits uncomfortably at 184°F, they begin to rationalize that Michael could not be this sadistic to stretch out a joke for this long.

Considering the fact that claustrophobic films are difficult to accomplish and more difficult to even find in a market dominated by "the-next-big-thing." 247°F is perhaps the best movie about a group of friends being trapped in a sauna increasing in temperature that could be made. It's unfortunate that the characters are rather underwritten, but it is quite a blessing that their actions once locked in the sauna are sensible and believable. They seem to consider options and consequences of their actions more seriously rather than impulsively breaking things and spewing senseless chatter. Although the characters do often yell, it seems to be more fitting because they are hot, exhausted, and noticeably drained of their energy.

One could view 247°F as an eighty-eight minute continuation of the infamous tanning bed scene in Final Destination 3, as we watch these three characters helplessly fry, unsure of how to respond. The film's strength is in character-subtleties, but its shortcomings are in dialog and development. It pales in comparison to genre greats like Frozen and Open Water, yet it satisfies someone who religiously seeks out these films, no matter what contraption the characters are stuck in rather it's an isolated ATM kiosk, a ski-lift chair, or an elevator. Claustrophobic films are especially difficult films to make because they requires character dialog and human interest. I return to the idea that this is probably the most accomplished film about characters being locked in a sauna that the public will ever see.

Starring: Scout Taylor-Compton, Travis Van Winkle, Christina Ulloa, Michael Copon, and Tyler Mane. Directed by: Levan Bakhia and Beqa Jguburia.

Sweating bullets.

[nitzanhavoc · 5/10 · 7 April 2013]

As a devout Horror fan, I watch many films of all kinds and sub-genres, and try to make a point of experiencing as many different types as possible. More often than not, I find myself disagreeing with IMDb's reviews and ratings. However, when it comes to this film, I can easily understand why your usual spectator would be unhappy.

Many Horror films fail to achieve the full effect of their potential on account of failing to suspend disbelief, or in other words – even if the acting is phenomenal and the characters are realistic, human and lovable, the presented scenario is too "far from home", esoteric and fantastic to make the audience really relate and imagine themselves in the same situation (for instance, any vampire/zombie/monster film, most torture-porn and even most killer/slasher films). 247°F, on the other hand, suffers from the exact opposite problem – it describes a situation which feels way too ordinary, therefore not scary. Also, if seems very weird and unrealistic for things to escalate so drastically. I mean really – a guy knocks into a ladder, the ladder falls and blocks the door to the sauna while it's on full steam? What's next? World epidemic starting because someone drank milk which was 5 hours past the expiration date?

In a way, the film felt like it was too long, sometimes to the point of boredom. Way too much time spent watching the sauna people sweat to death. However, in a way – it was also too short. Especially with the build-up from the beginning. Having given that much room to Jenna's story, I feel the dialogues between her and Renee were too short, with some drastic out-of-place escalations.

However – I do consider one thing in particular to be sort of an Easter egg for us Horror fan, and therefor a consolation prize. Throughout the film, we see many aspects of the Teen/Slasher sub-genre. The banal rolls of the characters (drunken/stoner jerk, good guy, good girl (troubled) and good girl's hot best friend who's dating jerk) all feel only too familiar, and many of the shots are simply screaming for "psycho-killer emerges from behind-bush hiding and slashes gut". And yet, 247°F is not at all a Slasher. More like a disaster film with some Slasher elements. Not exactly Horror.

Having said that about the screenplay and direction, I think the acting was all it'd meant to be. Same can be said for the cinematography. Also, nice attempts to make the film as close as possible to a single- location-shooting film. I only wish the story would've been better and scarier.

All in all, I can't say I didn't enjoy the film, but I also can't fully recommend it. If you're a devout Horror fan – watch it for the above- mentioned Easter egg. If not – I'd say watch it in order to give it a chance, but I personally won't be telling my friends to watch it.

An OK Time Waster With A Simple Plot

[sddavis63 · 5/10 · 11 February 2018]

Admittedly, the story here is a bit thin. It can be summed up in just a few rods: three young people get stuck in a very hot sauna and can't get out. Even with that, it seems to take a while for this to get going. A bunch of friends decide to spend some time in a cabin on a lake. The cabin has a sauna. For a half hour or so, they're in the lake and then the sauna. Then back to the lake, then back to the sauna and finally they get locked in. Basically, that's it. Not much else to it. The simple plot, mind you, doesn't make it a bad movie. It was decent enough. I kept watching - wondering who if any of them would be saved, and interested enough to see what ideas they would come up with to save themselves. If the plot was a bit thin, the same could be said for the cast. Scout Taylor-Compton was somewhat familiar to me. She's been a busy enough actress over the years - mostly guest spots in TV series. As Jenna, she seems to be the protagonist - a troubled young woman still coming to terms with the death of her boyfriend in a car accident three years before who accepts this invitation to come to this cabin with friends. The rest of the cast I was not familiar with.

This struck me as a fairly low budget movie. The sets were simple - generally wither in the cabin or in the sauna. Not much was spent on wardrobe. Since the bulk of the movie was watching the plight of the three in the sauna, it stands to reason that since they were in a sauna they didn't have much on - although, to the credit of those who made the movie, there's no nudity in this. It's called a horror movie. I'm not sure I'd agree with that. I wouldn't even really call it a thriller. Suspense perhaps.

This is essentially a time-waster. It's not something that's going to stay with you very long, but it's good enough to pass some time with. (5/10)

Worst movie I have ever seen

[robotlegs · 1/10 · 23 October 2012]

Terrible acting, bad plot, lame/annoying characters, stupid ending.

I thought the movie would be a little cheap and might be kind of funny, but it was so much worse than I could have dreamed.

Any college student in a film course could have made this movie better.

1/10

Not sure why this review needs to be at least ten lines, I can sum up this movie with one word - TERRIBLE!!

Do not waste your time

Any other movie would be a better choice

I cant believe anyone could like this movie at all

SAY NO TO DRUGS.

[andrewchristianjr · 6/10 · 14 April 2021]

In short, beautiful but dumb and unlikable Americans in distress. The concept is an interesting one, but its execution doesn't do it justice.

Saunas do not work that way

[OrgaNik · 1/10 · 18 January 2013]

Here's a thought: If you're going to make a film based entirely in a sauna, you might actually want to do a little research on the subject. A gas stove? Really? And why would you go to a sauna in your UNDERWEAR?!

Not that accuracy would save much in this extremely stupid film. Everything that happens in this movie happens simply due to some incredibly bad luck or just plain stupidity. The plot is absolutely pointless and serves no purpose whatsoever. What did this film try to tell us?

All the characters are hollow and one-dimensional. You just simply do not give a damn whether these people survive or not because there is absolutely nothing to relate to.

Absolutely worthless.

High-concept Horror in a Sauna

[Armin_Nikkhah_Shirazi · 6/10 · 5 March 2022]

A High-Concept movie is one in which the entire story revolves around a single idea or concept. In 247 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, it is the idea of three people trapped in a Sauna, trying to survive long enough to either escape or be rescued.

I like high-concept movies because they satisfy my curiosity to see how much mileage the film gets out of a single idea, as that normally puts severe constraints on story development.

As it is the case for movies in general, high-concept films are all over the place in terms of how well they succeed with their material. I would consider this film a cut above average because it does several things well: The cinematography is good, the acting is convincing, and the story is plausible (It is apparently based on real-life events).

On the other hand, there could have been more story and character development, especially given that the main event did not connect with the prologue as well as it could have. For an excellent example of what I mean, I refer to BURIED, the Ryan Reynolds film in which for the entire duration of the movie, he is literally buried in a grave, and yet because of fantastic story development, the movie managed to be suspenseful non-stop.

The material that was given in this movie would have been ample for a short, but for a full-length feature, I feel it was not quite enough, so the film makers had to draw out the set-up and interject many scenes of events happening outside the Sauna. This, in turn, slowed the pace and also undermined the potential for developing a fully claustrophobic atmosphere in the sauna.

There is also a minor gripe that evidently the ex-physics major in the movie seems to not have realized that water can conduct electricity, but overall I still think it is a worthwhile entry for fans of high-concept movies.

Didn't Know Movies Could Be This Bad

[mcjensen-05924 · 1/10 · 28 July 2023]

I also didn't know it was possible for a young woman to hold the same vacant and confused stare throughout a whole movie. Even before they got trapped she was a dullard and a buzzkill. It's sad, because she was the prettier of the two ditzes in this plodding mess of a narrative. The other one? Typical whining hysterical useless annoyance whose presence only made you root for her demise. So that leaves the guys. One a stereotypical drunk fool and arrogant idiot who is mercifully absent from much of this clunker. The other one was actually somewhat tolerable and even likeable, and had some semblance of a decent personality. Of course he doesn't last, because the makers of this film are slobbering fools. Dialogue is absurd and laughable at best, which goes right along with the glaring plot holes and idiotic decision making by our hapless cast of dimwitted morons. I didn't even get to the jerk of an uncle yet, who was probably the worst actor of the whole mess. An unnecessary character. No attention to detail. No clever jokes or one liners. Then there's the long list of things that made no sense. Nothing of note editing wise, lighting wise, or anything else. Amateur theatre. Not even any nudity. Just idiots acting like idiots, and sadly they didn't get what they deserved. I can't stress how annoying this garbage was. I'm glad it didn't cost me anything to watch, otherwise I would have been livid. I try to find one positive thing in any movie so it's not all negative, but there's nothing here of note. This is truly nonsensical trash from start to finish. Easily the worst movie I've seen in the last 5 years and lilely one of the worst 5 ever made of this sub genre.

Thrilling, frustrating, and infuriating.

[choiseburgerz · 8/10 · 17 February 2019]

If you're looking for an isolation/escape/near death thriller, then this is a good one for sure. This is one of those films where you are going to be yelling "SHUT UP!!" or "OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU DOING???" at the screen.

4 friends are staying at a cabin for a May Day celebration. It starts out fun enough, everyone is drinking having a good time. They decide to have a few beers in the sauna to relax before going to see the fireworks. One of the men however, has a bit too much to drink, and after a fight with his girlfriend while getting back into the sauna with them he stumbles into a stepladder. Too drunk to know where it came from, he leans it up against the door, unknowingly trapping the other 3 inside. He then takes a nap and forgets all about them, thinking they went to the party without him.

Of the 3 trapped inside, the man is basically a medical know it all, but is wrong about all of his advice. 1 woman is completely irritable and combative the whole time, and the other woman is 100% useless until the movie is almost over.

There will be times where you hope 1 (or more) of the characters would keel over and die already. That's part of this films thrill factor. As usual, instead of doing the obvious thing of screaming out of the window nonstop, they drink all the water pretty quickly and basically just sit there.

All in all it's a good one. I probably won't watch it again but I enjoyed it. However, I am an avid isolation horror/thriller fan and saw this one during a binge watch. The acting is okay. Script is okay. Effects are good and the atmosphere will make you sweat. Give it a go!

That's a nice survival movie

[funnycommentor · 7/10 · 6 March 2023]

First of all, I have to admit I love survival movies and that's the reason why I watched that movie. The plot of the movie was really interesting and the storyline was kinda well-written, even though there were some plot holes. The characters weren't really interesting (typical stereotypical teenagers), nor well-developed and they were kinda annoying. The filming location of the movie was basic (just a small lake house in the middle of nowhere), but the sauna was a really innovative location. Of course, it was a really intense movie and the survival part of the movie was really good. Even though, the ending scene of the movie wasn't really well-explained, I kinda enjoyed that movie. By the way, the opening scene of the movie was kinda irrelevant and it wasn't well-explained. Overall, it was just a nice movie and I would probably watch it again.

Went out of steam pretty quick...

[paul_haakonsen · 3/10 · 27 November 2016]

I must admit that I had no idea what this movie was about, as I hadn't even read the synopsis of the movie, nor did I have any prior knowledge about the movie. But still, it appeared to be a horror movie, so I took a chance and sat down to watch it.

Right, and now that I have, I have to ask myself one question; why? This movie was so weak in plot that it had more holes than a Schweiz cheese. I mean, a group of people in a cabin somewhere get stuck in a sauna that gradually increase in temperature. Sure. Why not?

The storyline in "247°F" was so simplistic that it was almost an insult to the audience. And it offers nothing, absolutely nothing, to challenge the intellect of the viewers in any possible way. This is simply just disable your brain, lean back and watch the movie. But don't expect to be blown away, because "247°F" will not do so in any manner.

As for the acting in the movie, well I will say that people were doing adequate jobs with the limitations of the script and the storyline. However, the characters were awfully genetic and mundane.

For a horror / thriller then "247°F" was just as generic as they come, and it offered very little in terms of entertainment or in terms of being innovative in the genre. There is nothing new to be seen here actually.

If you enjoy a good horror movie, then do yourself a favor and spend your time, money and effort on something else, because "247°F" is hardly worth the effort.