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4.7/10
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Two parents find themselves fighting to get their little boy back from a sadistic cult, who have stolen him and plan on dark ideas.Two parents find themselves fighting to get their little boy back from a sadistic cult, who have stolen him and plan on dark ideas.Two parents find themselves fighting to get their little boy back from a sadistic cult, who have stolen him and plan on dark ideas.
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Noah Dalton Danby
- Mr. Mouse
- (as Noah Danby)
Bill Colgate
- Jim Bronson
- (as William Colgate)
Rodney Barnes
- Patrolman
- (as P. Rodney Barnes)
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Did you know
- TriviaRobin Dunne and Katharine Isabelle had worked together before doing Torment.
- ConnectionsReferences The Shining (1980)
- SoundtracksInto My Hands
Performed & published by Final Thought
Composed by Final Thought & Zachary Watson
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Not terrible, but lacks purpose and clarity.
The other reviewers give this movie some pretty low scores. Realistically it's no worse than a variety of other horror films out there. To say that it has no redeeming qualities is outright false. It's filmed well, the acting is reasonable (where it counts), and it has a certain creepiness right off.
Also, it has Katherine Isabelle in it, which is the reason I watched it to begin with. OK, I confessed. Back to the review.
Unfortunately, like most horror movies, the scare/creepy factor lessens considerably toward the middle of the film as things start to emerge from the dark to the light. The villains, who are clearly insane, make very little sense to begin with, and the writers should have left it at that. You can't explain insanity, and you shouldn't try.
But instead the writers keep hinting that there is a method to the madness, and that the villains are up to something very specific. Crazy, yes, but specific. But there are simply too many unanswered questions, and the motivations behind the characters' actions are just convoluted at best.
Essentially, every element of a reasonably good film is here except that the bad guys don't really make sense, which just kills it for me.
Also, it has Katherine Isabelle in it, which is the reason I watched it to begin with. OK, I confessed. Back to the review.
Unfortunately, like most horror movies, the scare/creepy factor lessens considerably toward the middle of the film as things start to emerge from the dark to the light. The villains, who are clearly insane, make very little sense to begin with, and the writers should have left it at that. You can't explain insanity, and you shouldn't try.
But instead the writers keep hinting that there is a method to the madness, and that the villains are up to something very specific. Crazy, yes, but specific. But there are simply too many unanswered questions, and the motivations behind the characters' actions are just convoluted at best.
Essentially, every element of a reasonably good film is here except that the bad guys don't really make sense, which just kills it for me.
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- Aug 8, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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- 2.39:1
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