Munger Road (2011) User Reviews

An unfinished, predictable movie

[areadingwoman · 5/10 · 23 June 2015]

So the first things you have to know about this movie are as follows: 1. It was supposed to have a sequel, but financial backing couldn't be drummed up, so it ends without an ending and will never be finished. See here for details as of 2013: http://goo.gl/Ba1gWH 2. It has all the trite expectations of a teen slasher flick with only one redeeming quality.

Now I am a horror and slasher fan, so I don't generally mind these things. But this one was over the top. Listed in no particular order of irritating:

*While trying to hide from a killer and be quiet, all the teens can do is scream at the top of their lungs.

* While running for help, teens run into an abandoned places where there is obviously going to be no help.

*Cops consistently "break up" even though there's no way any cop in their right mind would do such a thing.

*Somehow a very large city has only 2 cops who both work the night shift, and no one ever calls for backup!

*Cops clearly have no idea how to actually handle a gun as one of them could have shot his own head off several times and neither was holding it in a manner that would have involved any aim throughout the WHOLE movie. Even X Files got this right back in the 90s.

So what't the good part, the story development is well done and atmospheric. We flip back and forth from the teens (whom we obviously know are in danger) to the cops who bit by bit give the story of the killer. It was atmospheric as well and lacked the overdone movie style of giving the whole story of the killer near the beginning so that all viewers have to wait for is the inevitable deaths of most of the cast. This slow development, rather like a breadcrumb trail, allows the viewer to become involved in the story so that the irritating qualities of the teens can almost be passed over.

What Could Have Been a Great Film, Ends Abruptly & Badly!

[smhb_inc · 5/10 · 3 October 2011]

This movie Could have been Great! It's really creepy! It's well acted! It's well directed! The music is astoundingly good! St. Charles, Illinois never looked so good on the big-screen! However, watching Munger Road is kind of like watching The Blair Witch Project with the last 10 minutes of the film missing. The film is missing a conclusion. Munger Road does a wonderful job of creating tension, suspense and then pops all of that beautiful momentum like a balloon in your face without even attempting an adequate, plausible, or even fantastic explanation. It just ends! Which is really a big let down because most of this film is really good. So it you don't mind watching a good horror movie without an ending by all means check out Munger Road.

ending

[notfunny · 5/10 · 11 December 2014]

Had this movie sitting in my Netflix account for months, because it looked interesting, and the desperation to find some really good horror films. Went to it last night and stayed with it, then got into it, then it's abrupt ending. It brought up some remembrances of Jaws, Halloween, and yes I have no use for those films where you only have the view of one of the characters holding a camera. If the director meant to end the film this way, bad, bad, bad. Just about everything was left hanging. More should have been resolved. If his intention was to do a sequel, but the money dried up, then I'm sorry. You were getting there but it ended badly.

Do not waste your time. -Spoiler

[Travo71 · 1/10 · 7 June 2014]

OK, yeah Spoiler, This movie is unfinished and not worth anyones time. OK, they make no resolution, They decided to end it with "To be Continiued" . OK, that is how u end a TV show knowing your gonna have a follow up episode, not a movie that you don't even have the backing to complete. Even Sequels like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars etc. will end with some kind of resolution (good or bad) and still able to set up for a sequel which is what someone with talent does. Whoever created this movie (writer, director, producer) was not smart enough to think of that. Do not waste your time watching it if they could not find the time to End it.

Best Horror Movie I've Seen In A While, But Not Much Of A Plot

[strmchsr8 · 16 October 2011]

This movie shows that you can make a good horror movie with no gore whatsoever on a budget under $45,000.00. This movie has lots of jump scenes that are WAY unexpected and made me jump in my seat along with the entire theater. The movie took about 30 minutes to get into the plot, which wasn't much of a plot. The plot is that on the night before the Scarecrow fest, a killer breaks out of a prison and is on the loose. While this happens, four teenagers decide to go to the "Ghost Haunted" Munger Road. The legend of Munger Road is that a bus filled with school kids got hit by a train after stopping on the train tracks. There's also another legend that a girl got murdered in a barn near there. This movie has lots of jump scenes and a twist ending that will hopefully pop out a sequel.

Don't waste your time

[sunshinebear213 · 1/10 · 8 August 2013]

There are a LOT of stories, films, and documentaries about Munger Road. Watch something else. This movie has no ending. It was good until then. The missing ending did nothing but anger us and made us hate the entire movie. Here's a tip. People rarely like to wait a week to see the conclusion of a TV series "to be continued". I sure as hell don't want it in a movie. I don't care if I've spoiled it for those who haven't seen it. I hope they don't watch it specifically because this movie HAS NO ENDING. Screw that. I won't be watching a "sequel" either because now I don't care one fig what happened to any of those people. It had good acting. It was directed well. Proved to be scary at times. But will I watch it again or watch a sequel? NOT A CHANCE. Will I recommend it to others? NO WAY! I gave it one star because I had to give it a star. DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE unless you LIKE being left hanging without resolution.

This one actually made me think...

[jack-1079 · 1/10 · 28 February 2013]

... think, why doesn't IMDb have a possibility to vote a big fat ZERO!

This is THE SINGLE WORSE FILM I have EVER SEEN! : ) Seriously... I kept smiling and shaking my head... and I watched it just to be amazed at how its possible to make a so VERY un-intelligent, un-scary, un-feasable film... And yesss... WITHOUT what almost EVERY FILM has... A Frigging ENDING!!! To be CONTINUED?!?! ARE YOU JOKING??? : )

Im really sorry but please please... don't do it again!

All of you who voted this to 4.5 rating are a shameless bunch who do not respect those others who do have talent and start by making low budget films that actually say something, mean something, scare you some what : )

You will only achieve that people who are looking for a semi decent horror flick for a low brain activity night to watch this and be sooo under stimulated that we will come and have to recover by bleeding the film here...

There are about 4-5 of us here... And about 20 "good ratings"...

I mean some people even rated 8-9-10 stars : ) So this movie is as good as Seven? Magnolia? Star Wars? Matrix?

Its Reeeeaally pitifull...

Sorry... had to get it out! : )

Munger Road Leads To Nowhere

[jdheebs · 1/10 · 5 October 2011]

Living in St. Charles I wanted to like this movie. The first shot of the movie was of the downtown area of St. Charles and the crowd went crazy. That was the most exciting part of the movie. From the first scene I had a bad feeling about the movie. I've seen a ton of horror movies that open with 2 people talking in a diner...I don't understand that. The movie tried to have a feel like Halloween, which it did a first, but there was nothing that was going on that was suspenseful, terrifying, gripping, or scary. I felt as bored as the kids waiting in the Jeep, throughout the entire movie. The movie really never goes anywhere, it just takes extremely long for anything to happen. I'm sure this was done to build suspense but all it did was bore me. There was nothing creative about this movie at all, basic camera work, horrible dialog and I wont even get into the ending. Horror is a tough genre to tackle in my opinion because there are so many that are just about blood, guts, and the coolest kill. That's not real horror to me. This movie tries to take a different shot at it, but fails. I highly recommend that you save your money and pass on this movie.

Worst Horror Film Ever

[fullserve · 1/10 · 14 October 2012]

The other reviewers must be blind, friends or relatives of the writer/director of this film. I've never seen a film of any genre that had so many plot holes in it that it reminded me of a piece of Swiss cheese. Actually, there were two story lines playing out simultaneously that the writer could not tie together to save his life. I kept waiting for the film to improve but then gave up and watched in awe as it became more and more ridiculous and then ended in one huge mess. I kept thinking to myself how did this movie ever get out of pre-production without someone stepping in to doctor the script. I certainly wish I had the 86 minutes back of my life after watching this clunker, and I can only warn potential viewers to watch at their own risk.

Interesting premise, unfinished ending

[Loveactually87 · 6/10 · 8 October 2011]

I'm not a big horror movie person as I don't like being scared. As a long time Bartlett resident, I, like all of my high school peers, was excited to hear that they had made a film about one of the creepiest roads in our area. Munger Road is technically in Bartlett and Wayne, however, I can see the benefit of using downtown St. Charles for storytelling purposes. It was really thrilling and intriguing to me that someone would write a horror film based off a legend that people in our area widely know and have tried for themselves (placing baby powder on the bumper to see if you get ghostly hand prints that indicate spirits were trying to push you off of the tracks). The film was a little on the slow side but I feel like this is probably a component of scary movies to help build suspense. There were really creepy moments that were more of what your imagination made out of it than what was actually shown. I think that's a great strategy and often much more effective than showing the killer and the acts that they perform. There were the usual "Why are they doing this??" moments with the characters where you wish they would just use common sense and get the heck out of there. The movie began picking up momentum at the end and I was becoming more and more confused about what was going on. I was invested in what was happening and wanted to know more, and then it ended. I can see how that would go with the movie's general trend of leaving the horror up to your imagination, however, I feel like I needed more clues to make sense of things. I would recommend going to see this movie because it is clever and refreshingly different from the horror films that I have seen. I just wish that it was paced differently and that ending afforded more clues and resolution.

A big-budget student film without any scares.

[ben-672-947611 · 1/10 · 20 October 2011]

I went to see Munger Road because I'm a horror fan and I'm from the town where it's filmed.

Munger Road is well meaning and starts off with a typical premise. Serial killer escapes and returns to his hometown. Kids head off to scary road for some thrills encounter something horribly wrong.

It's obvious that wealthy dad was the key to getting this made, because as a writer and director Nicholas Smith is bottom of the barrel.

There are so many holes and so much stupidity on the parts of the characters watching was a chore and a bore.

Characters walking through tunnels arriving at roughly the same time other characters who drove to the same place made the plot preposterous too.

Also, the resolution was flimsy and unjustified.

Bad, bad, bad.

St. Charles, IL looked really cool though...

One of the best low budget flicks in a long time.

[spent1 · 8/10 · 8 October 2011]

I had to see this movie since I live about 1 mile from munger road which is actually in Bartlett Illinois. The road and the myths and legends are known by many in the area. The scenery is very true to life and the acting is very good! Munger road, the railroad, and the St Charles scarecrow festival and surroundings all pretty realistic. I expected much less and was pleasantly surprised. It is spooky as is the road at times for some people. It's not a slice em up movie but it does really capture your attention and is pretty gripping at times. The camera work and sound was very well done for a low budget movie. The plot was well thought out as to leave a bit to the imagination as well as sequels. It's not that it does not have an ending so much as it has a future like a soap opera for creepy movies. I hope there is a sequel and I don't believe more money and bigger budget would even help a sequel. It was pretty cool with the realism minus all the Hollywood standard unrealistic girls falling down when chased, why didn't he shoot? kind of stuff. Kind of refreshing for once. I really liked it all in all. It was just a local director tired of the same old same old in my view. A really good job about the myths and legends as well as a plot of a returning criminal make it well worth the ticket.

A road with a story...

[StevePulaski · 6/10 · 4 October 2012]

Living in Illinois, I know where "Munger Road" is located but had never heard of its checkered backstory and the rumors surrounding it. Apparently, the story is that paranormal entities haunt a specific location where a Canadian Railway crosses a road called "Munger Road" in a rural area of Bartlett. While this urban legend is relatively small, it still should have a film made in its honor, shouldn't it? St. Charles native Nicholas Smith has written and directed an interesting but relatively bland entry into the paranormal genre of film, yet has accumulated an impressive amount of publicity for the project and has garnered a solid amount of revenue as well.

Munger Road focuses on two narratives (one that could exist on its own, the other one would be difficult to sustain a short film) jammed together. One story follows two local cops, investigating the area after a murderer has escaped from a prison bus and is running ramped through the town. The other centers around four thrill-seeking teenagers, two men, two women, all faceless, as they venture out to the spot I previously mentioned to crack the rumors about Munger Road.

So they do, and once they stop on the railroad tracks, they apply baby-powder to the bumper, shut the car's lights off, and wait as they expect a ghost to push them off the tracks into safety. After that event, once they have gotten video evidence that something did in fact push their car, they realize that their cell phones are now frozen, their car stalls, starts, then stalls for good, and they are stranded in the middle of nowhere in the dead of night. Now the fun begins.

One major problem with the picture is the lighting or lack thereof. The worst thing, I believe, that could happen with a horror movie, next to animal abuse, or a low amount of source lighting, rendering the picture as black, indistinct, and frustratingly unclear. I was reminded of the pitch dark sequences in Albino Farm, which were no help to the film's clunky narrative. Here, the scenes do not happen a lot, but they often exist when the suspense is increasing. Don't even get me started on the lack of character development either. We have dopey guy, nicer guy, skanky girl, nicer girl, and two straight-laced cops. Next.

I have certain admiration for the film in regards that Smith seems like a capable directer, the writing isn't horrendously incompetent, and some of the atmosphere (when we can see it) is chilling and effective. However, Munger Road, unfortunately, could be a sour movie-going experience thanks to three words that conclude the film. I'll leave you with that...

Starring: Bruce Davison, Randall Batinkoff, Trevor Morgan, Brooke Peoples, Hallock Beals, Lauren Storm, and Art Fox. Directed by: Nicholas Smith.

Oh, You Know

[gavin6942 · 5/10 · 27 August 2013]

On the eve of the annual Scarecrow Festival, two St. Charles police officers (Randall Batinkoff and Bruce Davison) search for a return killer the same night four teenagers go missing on Munger Road.

Let me sum up everything good about this film in two words: Bruce Davison. The man is a legend, from "Willard" on down. That he has had to appear in low budget horror films to pay the rent (or at least to keep building a resume) is a sad, sad thing. (And not unique to Bruce, of course -- Robert Englund, Jeffrey Combs, and everyone else is doing it...)

The part with the kids? Who cares? A bunch of dumb kids, no better than you will find in every other horror film. But the cops, they actually had a bit of an interesting plot going on...

Had such potential!

[wiggy44 · 9 November 2011]

I understand that a good horror movie often leaves one with questions at the end, but this movie felt incomplete. The ending is abrupt and without direction, leaving so many unanswered questions that the audience just sat there and asked, "Is that it?". Setting up for a sequel is understandable but I think the viewer needs more of a hook...(Although I'll probably go see Munger 2.) The story, though unoriginal, does have a fair amount of suspense. There are several scenes that give a good jolt but nothing ever gets resolved. I can't recommend this film. As a resident of St Charles now and a person that drives past that location every day, I wanted to love this movie. There were so many directions this could have gone and it chose none. That's a shame.

Too many loose ends can only get you so far.

[doublebky · 5/10 · 7 October 2012]

Man, I really wanted this one to pan out more. Shot on a shoestring budget with good scenery and okay to better than average acting, Munger Road tells two stories that intertwine in St. Charles, Illinois. The first being that a former serial killer is on the loose and the second being that a group of teenagers want to test the paranormal limits of an urban legend of an old road (Munger Road). They both happen on the same night! Gonna try my best not to give too much away on this one. Shot in and around the actual town of St. Charles, Illinois, there really is a "Munger Road" who happens to have an urban legend attached to it. Supposedly, a group of school kids were on a school bus on Munger Road and the bus stalled on the train tracks, forcing it to get hit by a train. If you kill your engine on Munger Road on the train tracks, the spirits of the children will move your car off the tracks (TONS of variations of this urban legend exist about Munger) I actually liked that this urban myth was built in to the story.

This is the basis for the beginning of the movie as four teenagers set out to prove this urban legend true. At the same time, the town law enforcement finds out about an escaped former serial killer that killed in that area. It is the weekend of a HUGE festival that will have an additional 6,000 people in the town. Will the killer return to St. Charles?? I loved the premise. Every town has that one haunted place or road that EVERYONE knows about.

Starts slow, builds gradually, but has things that make little to no sense happen in the movie (with no explanation) and then there is the ending. Trust me when I tell you that you will either LOVE or HATE the ending. Their is no middle ground. Leaves you wanting more or completely fed up.

No gore, no nudity, little violence and lots of tension make this film go. (NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A STRONG IMAGINATION OR NEED MOVIES SPOON-FED TO YOU, THIS MOVIE IS NOT FOR YOU.) I liked that they tried to make a modern day Hitchcock-meets-Halloweeen style film. The only problem(s) with the film are: A lack of a good explanation about 11:14 p.m. (watch it and see), The idea of the cops splitting up, and finally the ending. Had they have shown the footage...it may have been a 6 or higher. Too many loose ends can only get you so far.

4. 75 stars out of 10 (rounds up to 5) If you are a fan of slower moving genres with "shot video" added (think Blair Witch meets Halloween with Hitchcock style), check this out.

If you need gore, violence or have little to no patience...pass on it.

Dumb Ending...

[chambersgizmo · 3/10 · 13 June 2015]

Who ends a movie with "To Be Continued", unless they plan on making a second film with this, that ending was pointless, and they could have added more to the story, instead of leaving us hanging like clothes out on a clothes line, waste of time movie, and very pathetic. They should have added more to the story, like telling us what in the world was on the video, was the paranormal activity was, who the man that killed the little girl was, what did she look like, were did she live, how did the tunnel from the house to the church come to exist, there is just so much stuff they could have added to this movie to make it better, but no, they decided to leave us hanging, and leave a bunch of stuff out, this movie is pointless, don't waste your time and money on this film, it's crap.

Complete waste of time

[chapatude-399-191399 · 1/10 · 20 March 2022]

This film seems like it was made by a very competent high school student who had a bit of money given to him by his Mom, but was told, "You can't get anything dirty, so no fake blood, you can't mess up anyone's hair too much, can't ruin anyone's clothes, and can't damage any props or set pieces". It has as a plot point a "Scarecrow Festival" that is about to happen, so, y'know, the mayor is concerned about 6,000 people that are about to have their festivities threatened, but it becomes obvious that this is included only because the town where filming took place was already setting up for some carnival and it's just used as a backdrop, with no real connection to anything else in the movie. The acting is competent, although nothing much was really demanded of the actors. Many low-budget horror movies have worked without a lot of gore, nudity, or sfx, but they have creative cinematography, tension, clever writing. This film has none of that. Many scenes are shot in extreme low-level light to try to mask the fact that nothing is actually happening. People move off-screen and then scream for a few seconds. That's the extent of the killings, if that's what actually happened; it's hard to tell. And the ending... just insulting.

of course they used cops from St Charles

[chloebeans-136-940284 · 1/10 · 9 October 2019]

Haven't even watched but it's annoying that they used cops from St Charles and not cops from West Chicago or Bartlett where the road is actually located://

Mongoloid Road

[109YearsOld · 1/10 · 20 April 2022]

The road to mongoloid starts with 3 stars.

• minus 1 star for lacking hot scenes for the chicks,
• minus 1 star for having no ending,
• the last star will be removed in the sequel if it ever happens, to be continued.

Movie Review: Munger Road (2011)

[LegendsofHorror · 7/10 · 5 February 2015]

This film is loosely inspired by a urban legend that haunts many a towns throughout the US. The legend of Munger Road is that a bus filled with school kids got hit by a train after stopping on the train tracks. Many teens now place baby powder on the bumper to see if you get ghostly hand prints that indicate spirits were trying to push you off of the railroad tracks, as a means to protect you from the same fate. This film incidentally is based & located in ST. CHARLES, Ill. where some of these legends are located and still practiced today. I'd also like to mention that the film itself also has another side story, so in all this is two films kinda merged into one.

The film starts with Trevor Morgan (who plays Corey LaFayve), and the lovely Brooke Peoples (as Joe Risk). The two teens are seen in a coffee shop waiting on their friends for a possible double date with Hallock Beals (who plays Scott Claussen) and his girlfriend Rachael Donahue (played by Lauren Storm). Subsequently, the date doesn't go as planned as they decided to take the girls "Ghost Hunting" on "MUNGER ROAD" (hence the name of the movie) to test out the local legend on the train tracks. The "ghost hunting date" doesn't pan out as expected. Although, there is one scene where the video is pitch black and it makes YOU as the audience use your imagination which I thought was quite brilliant. The film itself has quite a slow burn to it until about the 48 minute mark, that being said it DOES have a nice steady edge of keeping your attention to see what happens next. There are also quite a few creepy moment & some nice scares that kind of catch you off guard in the beginning & near the end as well.

Throughout the beginning we are getting to know the younger cast of characters, then we meet our local police officers. Film star veterans Bruce Davison (X-MEN, Willard, & Apt Pupil) as Chief Kirkhoven as well as Randall Batinkoff (For Keeps?, Kickass, & X-men: First Class) who plays Deputy Hendricks. As we are introduced to them, we find out about a local killer who breaks out of a prison and is on the loose. The Kids on Munger Road are unknown to this fact, as the two police officers begin to scramble to find this man. The escapee several years ago was responsible for the various disappearances of several teens & children in the area (also another local Urban Legend which is implemented into the story, I do believe).

As the facts begin to fall into place, the teens begin to disappear from someone or something in the night...

I really enjoyed the film, as it isn't a big budget flick but it does have the feel of it even though it's a INDIE FILM. This film relies less on gore & nudity and more so on the visuals, cinematography, artistic style & storytelling to take you along on this thriller. You can tell that the writer, director, and cast & crew put there heart and soul into this film. You can also see that they borrowed from some of the horror greats, with slight homages inserted into the story & the backdrop scenes.

The cast of younger unknowns do a great job of keeping the tension, humor, & drama on a even level of authenticity takes to a nice & solid script. Bruce Davison as always brings his A game & Randall Batinkoff plays well off of Davison as a deputy who slowly sees his strengths and conquers his weakness by the films end.

My ONLY complaint is that the film ends exactly like another Independent film I own that starts slow & gets a great finale near the end then cuts you short with a "TO BE CONTINUED..." prior to the end credits. Keeping in mind, that there is a possible follow up sequel in mind for this film, I do believe it worth a watch. I definitely am glad I have this in my collection, it has replay value considering the abrupt ending.

I fell asleep during the movie

[funnycommentor · 1/10 · 3 September 2021]

OMG, it was awful. First of all, the storyline, the characters were all basic. The location was ok. The jumpscares were predictable. Actually, it's a messed up movie. The execution was a failure. The ending though was so silly.

As a first feature stuck with a budget smaller than an atom, it's an amazingly effective scare fest that knows the best parts to borrow from the giants of the genre

[dgire · 8/10 · 28 November 2011]

"Munger Road" doesn't break much new ground, but it covers the old ground nicely. Two St. Charles students (Trevor Morgan and Hallock Beals) get a video camera so they can go out with their dates (Brooke Peoples and Lauren Storm), to the tracks on Munger Road to check for supernatural activity. The car engine mysteriously dies and the four kids are marooned in the middle of nowhere.

From John Carpenter's "Halloween," director/writer Nick Smith appropriates the escaped serial killer plot, plus pays homage to the opening-scene tracking shot by having a cop investigate a dark house through a point-of-view camera.

Smith also lifts the swinging ceiling lamp effect from Hitchcock's "Psycho" and briefly the making-a-documentary premise from "The Blair Witch Project" which it stole from "Cannibal Holocaust."

So, don't go to see "Munger Road" for originality.

Go to witness how Smith and his young conspirators (including Polish composer Wojciech Golczewski with his edgy, alarming score) transform the sleepy little community of St. Charles into the scariest Illinois town since Michael Myers roamed fictional Haddonfield.

Give it a Try.

[rdbrown-zeteo · 7/10 · 16 September 2012]

Munger Road is intense and frightening. The acting is not bad. Its quite good actually. Sometimes I felt like the acting from some characters could have been better.

**mild spoiler: no specific details mentioned**

The horror and terror of this movie is like a creature that lurks and creeps around. I don't know what you look for in a horror film, but consider that this movie is PG-13, so I will let you know if you are looking for gruesome killings then you wont find them. There are killings, but you don't see them. The killings are out of view but you can still hear what's happening.

**End mild spoiler**

Well, the story was interesting. There is mystery and a lot of suspense. However, there are moments when its really dark and difficult to see. One moment in the car, you can't see anything but it was not necessary to see anything. Even though it was hard to see at some moments, I'd say that the movie was still pretty scary and worth watching.

If you are a horror fan who has wasted several hours on horror films you wished you had never seen, then why not give this one a try as well. I promise its not the worst horror film you've ever seen, and you may even like it.

Incredible...

[darthep · 3/10 · 7 October 2018]

If You've Ever Been Left With That Empty-Sinking Feeling In Your Chest, Like A Chasm...Save Yourself The Consequences Of Seeing This Film.

The Directing Wasn't All That Bad; But Only By Taking The Low Budget Into Consideration, Yet Is Obviously Well Done Otherwise. There Is More Potential, If Serious Efforts Were Dedicated Toward Finishing The Story Started In 2011; Or I'm Completely Mis-Guided, And He Intentionally Ended It Brilliantly...As The Legend Never Actually Ends.

Despite The Low Budget, The Film Benefits From Decent Cinematography. Bruce Davison Delivers Believable Performance As The Police Chief, However Brooke Peoples (Joe) Appears To Be Smuggling A Persistent Smirk During Her Scenes, Detracting From The Film's "Intensity".

I'll Stop In The Same Spirit With Which This Film Ended: Just Short Of Any Comprehensive Conclusion.