Reviews

There's some potential here but it didn't come together. Great job at setting the creepy mood, but there's no real story. The characters tell ya what we should learn by watching. And I completely don't understand what the ending is trying to tell us. Who was the janitor? Why was he there? If he's a ghost, why? What happened to him? Was he killed in the school? If so what does that have to do with the kid who's doing the mural? What's the mural got to do with anything? But! I have to say, that end mural is one of the creepiest coolest things I've seen in a long time. Wouldn't mind having that as a poster. The filmmaker needs to focus on telling a good complete story. I think he could get there, just needs to keep making more films and get better with each.

The mistake the film made, was not informing the audience what kind of the movie it was supposed to be. Going into it I was expecting to see a "Liam neeson" film. It's what you sign up for when you buy a ticket. But this was not it. Which is fine. Different is great, BUT, I didn't understand what this film was until halfway through, but by then it was too late. The first sign something was off, was the opening score. It was too light for an action film, and it only got worse when it turned to an Italian type feel. I was so confused. I had no idea what kind of movie this was. Then he and his wife have almost no reaction to viewing their sons body in the morgue, after a very uncomfortable comedic set piece (raising the body up. Used again later, I think twice) and then for some reason the wife is pissed at her husband, but we don't know why at this point. later we kind of get the clue that it's because he didn't spend enough quality time with his son, but we don't see any of that. We're told it basically. I have to say, I love the humor though, especially the very last scene. Though what's happening in the scene is a bit confusing. I'll still go see Liam neeson movies. I'll just make sure to do a little research next time so I can make sure it's the type of movie I'm expecting.

I don't blame the actors, all did a great job, but they either made bad choices or the director just went off the rails. Female lead reacted to events that would normally elicit terror, with a calm emotionless demeanor. The plot just dissipates. Why on Earth would this woman bring psychics to her home where they could potentially divine the fact that she's a murderer? Never addressed. Just so much wrong with this movie. Example. The camera guy gets chopped by the woman over and over again though we don't see where he's hit. So we naturally assume he's dead but no. He's fine later on in the hospital it's his leg in a cast. No missing limbs nothing. The movie has so much missed potential. It's a shame.