targetlad72
This one, even though it's a few years old was very hard to find. After watching, it's rareness DOES surprise me as it is so watchable. The acting of the kids is pretty, pretty, pretty good. The girl who started out annoying but quickly grew on me. More especially the boy. It is refreshing to have a boy who isn't haunted (Paranormal Activity), annoying (The Purge) or Anakin Skywalker. In additional notes it's good to see Ray Wise still working and also appearing is Dana Ashbrook. Ah memories of Lara Palmer.
david-511-37028
I wasn't sure what to expect from this film, having seen others I've been disappointed in from this production company. Fortunately, I was pleasantly surprised. The Aggression Scale was a lot like an adult version of Home Alone. The film was suspense-filled, keeping me at the edge of my seat waiting to see how these kids are going to handle everything. Watched with a friend who is very familiar with autistic children, and his reaction was very positive. The portrayal of the main character was spot on for the obsessive habits of an autism sufferer. The cinematography was expertly done, but the soundtrack left a little to be desired. All in all, I recommend this film highly.
Michael 'Hallows Eve' Smillie
This movie was one of those films that was a great surprise. I'd seen the trailer and read a little about this film but I wasn't expecting what I'd just seen. It was great from start to finish, the acting, the story (especially) and the action were all top notch. And Derek Mears played his part very well. It was one of those movies (for me) that I'd be very happy to watch again and again, and I'm glad I own it. The action is quite violent too, which for me is always a huge bonus. I'd put it in the same category as 'A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE' (Viggo Mortensen). If you haven't seen this film, I highly recommend it. So I give it a solid 8 out of 10.
shoutatthesky
Overall this film was a worthy effort. The concept was an interesting one, dealing with the concept of psychopathy in a juvenile. Some people erroneously think of psychopaths as all evil, yet this was not a mistake made by the creators of this film. The main character, Owen, was portrayed as a kind of child savant possessing a very unique set of skills and the emotional ability to use those skills. Owen was also shown as a member of a family with a dedicated father who lovingly puts Owen to bed and puts a record on for his son like doing so was a treasured bedtime ritual. Therefore, instead of the usual one dimensional, all evil psychopaths, as usually portrayed, we instead had a realistic, multi-dimensional psychopathic character. The main failing of the film was the slow beginning. I felt that the way the characters were introduced could have followed a different format that did a better job of setting the feeling for the rest of the film. Instead of slow, dialog-heavy scenes there needed to be a bit more action and a better attempt at setting up the family's situation. Altogether a very enjoyable movie and a fascinating concept that I hope can be expanded upon in more films to come.
AD
