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A Cut-Rate Dirty Harry meets The Grudge

R. Schultz | Chicago | 07/05/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"My rating of three stars places this film in the spectrum of indie suspense/thrillers. It falls in the middle of that limited range. If all films were considered, this one would hardly make that high a grade.

A lot of this low budget indie film comes off as episodic and amateurish. Some of the scenes involving minor characters look like a videotaped version of a college drama class rehearsal. What's more, the plot is an uneasy mix of the supernatural Grudge and a British Dirty Harry.

However the lead actor, Steven Elliott, does a good job with the material he's given. I found myself more absorbed whenever he was on-screen, which is much of the time. He has a dark charisma and might be expected to make the crossover to star in polished, professional films in the near future. So you can look for him. And you could do worse than take a look at this film."