My Soul to Take (2010)
Friday, February 11th, 20115/10
Wes Craven
107 minutes
Max Thierot,
Denzel Whitaker,
Shareeka Epps,
Emily Meade,
Nick Lashaway,
John Magaro,
Paulina Olszynski,
Raul Esparza
My Soul to Take is without a doubt one of the most frustrating movies I’ve ever sat through. Starting off with a lot of interesting and original ideas, it becomes bogged down by an always escalating plot that crashes and burns into one of the most asinine, maddening finales this side of War of the Worlds. I wanted to like this, and at a few moments I truly did, however the strong acting from the young cast and glimpses of classic Craven direction are just not enough to save the film as a whole.
Truly one of the most infuriating movie going experiences for me last year was when I first went to watch Wes Craven’s My Soul to Take. So infuriating, in fact, that I didn’t even bother to write a review of it at the time as I felt I needed to let it settle in. Well, low and behold, it’s already out on video so now seems like as good a time as any. There are people who will tell you that Wes’ first original film from his own script in over a decade is the epitome of puke re-eaten, shat out, and pissed on. And, to be honest, I really wish that was the case.
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