Karry
Best movie of this year hands down!
StyleSk8r
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
ChampDavSlim
The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
Kamila Bell
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
S S
To not duplicate any of the excellent comments made about this film let me just say that the acting is authentic - you cannot tell that the actors are acting! The screenplay not only keeps you on the edge of your seat, but what is said is so real that either someone unloaded their conscience on a passerby who happened to be a writer or hmmmm... is Vince really acting? What a pleasure it is to watch a movie that isn't filled with nauseating pandering to the lowest common denominator of T&A, gore and body functions "humor." What an excellent job folks! This film's poignant plot reminds me of the 1930s-1960s films that were NOT the product of today's writer's formula - a "change the names, places and theme" format decided by what would statistically be the greatest money-maker! This film is worth watching more than once! In fact, I plan to purchase it! Hope you enjoy it too!
Quark25
I have to admit that for the first few minutes, I thought this was going to be yet another DV amateur clunker, but wow, was I wrong.The story is very clever and full of twists, leaving no gaps, holes, or guessing on the part of the viewer. It's well acted and the characters are fully realized, so much so, you find yourself sympathizing with the protagonist. I would have liked a bit more exposition of George; a bit more history as to who the girl was and how he ended up where he did with her as that would have added more dimension to the character and added depth to the ending(I'm trying to avoid spoilers; you'll have to watch the movie to understand what I'm talking about), however, the story is tight enough that this is not a deal-breaker by any means.Technically, the cinematography is first rate and plenty atmospheric, surprisingly so, and I'm no fan of DV, so that's saying something. It's well edited,and briskly paced. Sound is clear and very well mixed. The music is eerie and fits beautifully, adding a tremendous depth.Hats off to all involved; it's amazing what they accomplished on a budget of what was reported as just over $125k. I wonder what they could have done if they had twice as much, or even ten times as much, but in the end, I can't say they really needed it as there's really no fault I can find in this film. A lot of much bigger budget producers and directors could learn a few things from watching this film.Overall, fans of low budget supernatural thrillers will love this flick, and fans of big budget movies will be pleasantly surprised.
PaulyC
George Walker is moving into his grandmother's old house. While fixing it up he suffers a head trauma which causes him to have weird dreams and visions. These weird visions are actually a link to his past. In the wrong hands this story could come out just plain silly but director Lance Weiler does a good job with his low budget. I liked the look and feel of the movie and there were some pretty scary moments. The acting was even decent especially from Mary Monahan who plays Mary, a love interest of George's who doesn't quite have the same feeling for him. The interactions between George and her are actually realistically written and well acted. There are even some well done special effects that these low budget movies usually stay away from. I'd be curious to see what new projects this director is working on. Over all this is good stuff!
tooland2
i watched the entire thing and thought it was pretty lousy. it was a decent effort for a student film or low budget or whatever, and it certainly does look creepy from the box, that is why i watched it. it basically had no real story, because the story it had was obvious even from the back of the box. at the very least and absolute basic assumption, the "hooded figure" is a projection of himself *SPOILER* which is exactly what it is. so yea, no big surprise there. the whole thing is like a children's version of the Machinist or something. however in the movie's defense i did kinda dig that acoustic tune they played throughout, the mood is kinda spooky, and i did admire some of the more elaborate shots like him running through the cemetery, the tent getting closer to the hooded figure, and the overhead shots. those were pretty rad for a low budget film. i also really appreciated the fact that since they couldn't afford David cross to star in this film, they just got a guy who looks just like him. however, this movie is best watched pretending that it is indeed David cross being chased by ghosts.
