Alicia
I love this movie so much
Fairaher
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
Quiet Muffin
This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
Phillipa
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
Nigel P
Opening with a promisingly bloody scenario of serial killer Henry murmuring his unstable anxieties into his slight collection of 'worry dolls', this film soon evaporates into comparative blandness. That's the problem with strong beginnings – the rest has then got to match up.Detective Matt who finally rids the world of Henry for some reason takes the 'worry dolls' with him in the back of his car. Why do something so unprofessional? So his young daughter Chloe can then inadvertently get hold of them, of course.'OMG, they're so coowaal', say the brightly smiling young things browsing 'Chloe's Collection' where she exhibits these and other home-made charms. Sadly, the spirit of Henry, instilled into these novelty items, causes whomever owns them to lose their minds and kill their loved ones.Chloe, who is afraid of dogs, stabs to death her family's Doberman (why does the family keep such a pet if the daughter is afraid of them?). She then, Exorcist-like, descends into a blank-eyed trance. Hunky Detective Matt seeks the help of occultist Della who says that as the pure innocent, Chloe needs to be relieved of the dolls – even though they are no longer in her possession. Della is played by Tina Lifford, who invests the part with such weird intensity, she may well be the most interesting character in the film. A shame that her inclusion is such a brief one.The rest of the cast, sad to say, including Christopher Wiehl as Matt (who co-wrote this) are not very interesting at all. It's impossible to sympathise with the Detective, whose daughter is, after all, possessed, because there is scant personality there. Likewise other characters, including those who pick up the various dolls and are therefore doomed fail to ignite much feelings of loss. Also, the suburban blandness of most of the locations stifles any atmosphere. A competent thriller with a few gallons of blood thrown in for good measure.
shawnblackman
A by the numbers horror where a bunch of cursed worry dolls get into the wrong hands making them become possessed and violently kill whoever is around them.I seen this under the title Worry Dolls and I thought Charles Band would be behind this somehow. Luckily he wasn't but then the film wasn't much better then something he would do. The first few minutes rock in this film with a psycho jamming a four foot drill bit through someone's head with tons of blood flying everywhere. Then the rest of the film lacks in comparison. It was cheese that the dolls were put on strings and then all someone had to do was put it on making them insta rage zombie. Skip this one unless you have a friend in the cast.
gavin6942
In the aftermath of the hunt for a serial killer, an ancient curse consumes a city, causing a series of brutal murders and pitting a detective against the clock to save his daughter's life.The film opens in a very gritty, dirty place – even if you know it's just a movie, you feel a little bit repulsed. Soon, we establish the locale
a swampy delta, probably near New Orleans. Even the inhabited buildings look abandoned. This is an ideal place to make a horror film or thriller. But unfortunately, it goes downhill fast after the opening scene.The highlight after that? The casting of Brea Grant. And as far as films with "worry dolls" go, at least it is better than the one made by Full Moon. But that really is not saying much, as just about every movie out there is better than what Full Moon has to offer.Generally, IFC Midnight releases excellent films. How they got mixed up in this one is beyond me. But two out of three in recent months is still a good record.
Flow
So, this is another indie, small horror project, that took itself serious, and had some good parts to offer. But do bare in mind the budget and the possibilities.The acting was overall satisfying from my point of view, better than expected for this kind of movie, actors were nicely chosen I'd might say, the dialogue worked OK. The deaths were also good enough, you get your share of blood, violence, pretty much the usual. There is a plot to it, you most likely seen it before but this is a small step up from all the others I've laid my eyes on lately. You could watch it if you have absolutely nothing better to do. Or if your wifi fails and leaves you stranded with only the movies on your computer. Or netflix. Whatever, wherever. I won't recommend it, but I'm not going to bash it either. It's a 4 star movie at best, perhaps, slightly, less, but I'll round it to 4 thanks to the effort put into it.Cheers!