This film could have had so much going for it, but the silly twist and poor acting ruined it. Normally I would just give this film a 1 or 2 and be done with it, but the plot was interesting. Now, on to the bad stuff...
The filming looked like something shot in a Super 8, everything was all washed out and grainy, while the cut scenes were over-used and abused. Special effects were also overly abused and you'll find yourself growing tired of them over time, especially the whole drippy-black spirit character. Sound is poor, appearing to be shot with a tin-can mic. Finally, the acting was just so over done it was ridiculous. The actors seemed to think they were performing in some type of stage play instead of on film, sometimes yelling their parts and always massively over-doing it.
I really wanted to like this film, but all seemed to be lost in so many different ways. The story isn't thread-bare, it's just lost in poor production.
The filming looked like something shot in a Super 8, everything was all washed out and grainy, while the cut scenes were over-used and abused. Special effects were also overly abused and you'll find yourself growing tired of them over time, especially the whole drippy-black spirit character. Sound is poor, appearing to be shot with a tin-can mic. Finally, the acting was just so over done it was ridiculous. The actors seemed to think they were performing in some type of stage play instead of on film, sometimes yelling their parts and always massively over-doing it.
I really wanted to like this film, but all seemed to be lost in so many different ways. The story isn't thread-bare, it's just lost in poor production.
