saraccan
Its one of those horrors that start out very normal and slowly get weirder towards the end but its not very climatic so you end up dissapointed. The old woman does a good job with her character but thats about it. Its about an old lady who seems to have alzheimers but in fact she has some demonic things happening to her.
TerribleKatherine
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. It has actually a good plot, convincing acting (especially Anne Ramsay and Jill Larson, who were AMAZING!) and it's frightening. Only negative thing I can say is that I didn't like the camera crew and their the whining, really annoying. But otherwise, very good job.
sol-
Keen to learn more about the disease that led to her grandfather's death, a PhD student convinces an elderly woman with Alzheimer's disease to be the subject of a documentary, but the student begins to wonder whether something supernatural is afoot as the old woman's behaviour grows stranger in this mystery thriller. While the notion of making a horror movie out of a real serious medical condition sounds a little wrong, 'The Taking of Deborah Logan' gets off to a solid start with the characters only noticing occasional odd things about her. Jill Larson is very good in the lead role too - particularly in her more lucid moments as she expresses concern about being filmed. The movie falls apart a bit in the second act though as a clear supernatural possession element is introduced, subtracting from the mystery of why she is acting so weirdly at night. The third act though is where the film really trips up and becomes very repetitive with characters constantly shrieking and so much unsteady and unfocused nighttime camera-work that it is hard to become immersed in the action. Indeed, this is one of those 'found footage' films that may have perhaps benefited from a more conventional stylistic approach. The eccentric, unexplained behaviour of the elderly is a fairly decent movie theme, but this entry does not always feel like it achieves its potential.
DBLurker
People are whining about Alzheimer patients being exploited, but the only exploitation related to Alzheimer is some old people shown in hospital in the beginning. After that bit, the movie becomes more about possession, forgetting Alzheimer altogether.So let's ignore the Alzheimer, just like movie did, and focus on supernatural stuff this movie throws at the viewer.From "hidden" cameras recording a creepy patient (played well by the actress) to people doing irrational things compared to what normal (real) people would do, this movie has it all. In-fact the only person that acts rationally is one of the documentary crew who decided to leave it all after witnessing supernatural stuff happening, and we never see him again. Wise guy.Rest of the movie is filled with creepy moments, which are then let down by the Jill Larson's character (mom) doing some of THE most mundane things when the camera closes up on her, or sometimes, not doing anything. Instead, the movie relies on quick cuts to scenes with loud noises, included her screaming, to jump "scare" the viewer.. which didn't work on me at all so THAT was fun..Same goes for hidden cameras, which are referenced twice when they CLEARLY show supernatural stuff happening, but are then ignored and never mentioned by the characters. No one even bothers showing the priest the footage when asking for help, FFS.Ignoring all that, I bumped up the rating to 7 from 4 for the last moments. They were well shot, mimicking Blair Witch properly and in a really creepy reveal at the end.Anyway, in the end, movie copies bits and pieces from Paranormal Activity (camera setups showing "spooooky" stuff happening) and Blair Witch (whole last sequence, surprise surprise, it still works) and only Blair Witch moments end up being creepy, which shouldn't come as a surprise to people who loved Blair Witch.This movie is worth watching. 7/10
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