sus-43737
I read the synopsis of this film and thought it sounded good. It started of well and I recorded it and couldn't wait to see it. So I snuggled down to watch this on a Saturday night with my husband and I have to say it's one of the worst films I've ever seen. And believe me I've seen quite a few bad films but this one tops it all. Boring and stupid and insulting to the viewers is the only way to describe this. At the beginning I had high hopes and it looked really promising but after about half an hour I realised that this is total rubbish. Don't waste your time folks. Complete utter nonsense with the most stupid ending possible. We have wasted 95 minutes of our lives that we will never get back. Such a pity as I said it started of looking good.
Radjin Hellthinki
This movie is not agonizing in the way the bigger part of modern USA horror is agonizing: there are no priest vs. demons vs. supernatural feels vs. very sweet children in a middle-class context. This immediately lifts this movie out of the realm of mediocrity, and sets it apart from all the Insidious-like crap that's floating around the JW player jungle. A good thing was the moral ambiguity in the son's character, as well as the lead actress'"maid".However, it's not really a scary movie for anybody older than 12. This shouldn't even be considered a horror film, imho. I liked the story, but found the execution somewhat flawed in that the main characters (other than the maid + son) could never really convince in their authenticity. Also, the sound-design/music is typical meh & Hollywood-esque (no creative montage, no purist electronic usage, sub-par interaction of visuals and audio etc). The tempo is kinda slow, but not too slow; the story is not very original, but original enough.All in all a so-so one-time watch, but nothing more.
rogerjvela
This is my first review because I saw other reviews unfairly bash this title. This movie breathes classic filmography, with haunting sound sequences, intriguing art direction, good story pace, and excellent dramatic acting by indie actors. The story will not offer you something "new", what I mean to say is: the plot is plausible in the real world, and most likely similar situations have happened. The actors were believable because the plot is believable and what makes the plot come alive is that the reactions of the characters lead them to commit acts that only twisted, and strange people may commit. That is where most of entertainment of watching this feature will come from and I had an absolute blast watching this film. The characters evolve emotionally over the course of the film and the sense of despair that they go through is portrayed in a way that is reachable to the audience and it all leads to a finale that is subdued yet very satisfying. This movie deserves a much better rating than it has and I again, underscore the work of the writer / director who lays out thought provoking dialog, and whose personal touch with the art direction could be clearly revealed throughout the movie, adding a moody sense to a very thoughtful, and well produced film.
michaelgrann
Waste of time. Amateur story/screen writing/music/directing. Thriller? You gotta be kidding! All predictable cliché. Not worth the release in theaters or DVD rental. I was hoping for a certain twist to the plot. But the story just keeps dragging until at the very end you are left wondering what the production team was thinking when they made this movie. This is more of a story in the newspaper, sad but not worth turning into a feature film. I'm giving it 2 stars for the effort. The main characters are all badly acted. Any college student studying filming would have just as easily directed and written this script. You're better off watching reruns of past hits.
AD
