Cause of my Death (2016) User Reviews

Yet another one...

[devinsdadk · 2/10 · 23 February 2020]

I love found footage horror movies as a (sub)genre, but I've seen this far too many times.Something goes wrong. Then we have "The' moment. The moment in most all found footage horror films. That moment where someone's back is turned, and they aren't answering anyone. Yeah they're evil now. They'll be a jump scare involving them shortly

Kind of a neat idea. I think an issue with found footage horror is that budget can hinder vision. Not the case with this one. It feels like whatever vision the writer had was realized after the middle of the second act. If you're a fan of found footage by numbers, give it a try. If you're looking for something original, this isn't it.

Had potential...

[haskel-72951 · 4/10 · 26 June 2019]

.... but runs out of steam. This suffers from what a lot of zero budget found footage horror films suffer from - an idea that is interesting but not properly developed. It feels like the filmmakers had no idea of where to go with this. Not horrible, not good. A rainy day time filler at best.

Terrible Script/Execution. Avoid at all costs.

[j-nickturner · 1/10 · 8 April 2020]

TL;DR: Don't bother. There isn't a single redeemable quality to be found.

This indie "horror" drama from writer/director/editor Mark Mos is one of the worst attempts at found footage I have ever seen. The film is boring, features a laughable script, and fails on all fronts.

There are soooo many scenes that do absolutely nothing to advance/enhance the plot. The acting is stiff and awkward (especially the red head who can't seem convincingly scared to save her life). On top of that, the characters are poorly written and kind of annoying. Most of the dialogue is just plain stupid.

When the twist is revealed, you will be laughing your butt off. It's delivered in such a stiff and so-bad-its-funny kind of way. I really don't even know how to describe to you how lazy and stupid the twist feels. I'll admit it was a decent idea, but like all other aspects of the film, it is a total fail.

The editing is nonsensical, confusing, and amateur. There are countless interjections of the same exact static and white noise effect. So many in fact, that I lost count after the first 30 minutes. I wouldn't be so critical if the director was new to the film industry, but his IMDB page says he's been active since at least the late 90's. I haven't seen any of the other projects he has worked on, but "Cause of my Death" appears to be a failed effort from a completely talentless director. (Oh excuse me... director, writer, AND editor...)

We need to talk about the soundtrack... Oh man is it bad. Not only does a soundtrack have no business in a found footage movie, but it significantly cheapens the atmosphere of an already low-grade movie. It's like a bad 80's b-movie and some low-tier, homemade acid house or something.

Terrible film from a no-talent director.