This is undoubtedly one of the worst films I have ever seen. Aside from the mediocre acting and poorly written dialogue, the filming and editing of this movie couldn't be worse if my two year old daughter did it. The camera is wobbly, the editing is atrocious. Scenes cut in and out with no explanation, in the middle of sentences even, the story jumps back and forth between present and past without any warning or explanation, people appear in the middle of scenes, such as the kitchen scene near the beginning, it's ridiculous. The plot is filled with back story that is neither shown nor explained such as the husband's "Voodoo" ties or Stacy's supposed illness that the Voodoo is supposed to fix. The characters are underdeveloped and change moods like my grandmother going through menopause, one minute happy and fine, the next arguing and calling each other names, the next engulfed in the heat of passion, the next slapping and fighting again. It's a emotional roller-coaster without any rails, they're up and down so fast you would think it was the slingshot ride at the county fair. The acting, though not the worst I've seen, is far from convincing. I understand that in a twenty minute film, there is not a lot of room for back story or character development, but there are strategies for working such details in. This film does not employ those strategies. I wonder if the only strategy used by the director was to get this tragedy over with and move on to something better. Don't waste twenty minutes of your life with this film, it's just not worth it.
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