rstef1 The film has a great central concept. A woman in white (banshee) will come and wail at the passing of the living, and carry the soul away with her. This theme should have been better developed. Instead, the script trails off and leaves us with nothing but some fairly effective visuals and atmospherically foggy forest shots.The good: The lady in white is effectively frightening and I liked the "wailing" effects. Some of the Evil Dead inspired visuals and action were also effective. Creepy setting and atmosphere.The okay: The (mostly) CGI resurrected dead were passably done and I enjoyed the way they floated and moved. The scythes were a nice touch as well.The bad: A number of scenes dragged on too long. In a film like this, lacking a coherent script and character development, you have to keep the action moving along at a fast clip. The acting, especially by the lead actress, was largely amateurish. Some of the actions of the characters beggared belief, even for this kind of film. And the ending? Well, that went right off the rails. No explanation is given for the urn turning out to be a weapon against the banshee and the dead. And what was that bit after the credits when the heroine screams? I hope they weren't thinking there would be a sequel.Overall it wasn't painful to watch, and for a low budget release, I've cut it some slack with 5 stars. Better luck next time.

Russell62 Starts well, but stumbles later on. Basically, I more or less concur with those reviewers who said that in so many words. It begins like one of those old atmospheric Hammer Horrors or perhaps something from the BBC Ghost Story series. The premise of a young woman taking her boyfriend to visit the folks out in the countryside and all the foggy effects starts full of promise. The farm has a chilly, isolated feeling that is just perfect. The comic touches of the father and his slovenly manners (stirring a cup of coffee with his finger! Great, and guaranteed to include a cringe here and there)The problem is that once we have got going, nothing much makes a lot of sense. Why the family is thus cursed is never resolved and what happened decades ago when Nan was a little girl is so vague. If some rationale had been established as to what was happening it would have probably been a whole lot more effective.Then the ghosts arrive. They are not really that scary, as everyone else has said, more like the undead pirate crew from "Pirates of the Caribbean" than a bona fide horror movie. When they scuttle behind the cast members, it has all the spine tingling effects of pantomime "He's behind you!"I won't give away the ending, fear not. However, since it made absolutely no sense to me I'm hardly qualified to in any case. Shame really, this started out with such promise.

jjdosha I have to give this film (respectfully) a 5, because there is no doubting that the special effects were innovative, unique and in some scenes - full on awesome! -but the film itself will almost put you to sleep. The direction in this film is lackluster and the performers were "soap opera." If you are a person who is into dissecting a film for its components, you'll enjoy the special effects portion of the film; otherwise, if you seek entertainment...move on. I commonly watch low budget film and enjoy it. Damned by Dawn will appear to the average viewer as a "rough draft" for another greater film. I am eager to watch the next generation of films from this company.

John Warner i like to add that i was responsible for 98% of the 3D modeling and was technical adviser for Visual effects for Damned by Dawn. and i am glad to see some good reviews about my CGI workAs some of you may know I have had a few problems with the director of Damned by Dawn as to what work I did for the film, and has said he would have Removed any Record of me working on the Damned by Dawn Movie. 3D Models Made by me are as followed... ZOMBIES – 10 in total- the replica of the house, a Forest DIGITAL TREES and a CAVE with technical assistance with 3D programs – like 3D Studio MAX and Poser 7 which also included ENVIRONMENTS EFFECTS , VISUAL FOG, as well as TITLE EFFECTS. I would also like to add that I have done 3D work which included technical assistance over many years and a number of films that were done by various members of the Amazing Kypto Brothers with little or no recognition or thanks ….I am Presenting this LINK of my work done for Damned by Dawn as Proof of work done by me for the movie. Visit my Digital Horizons CG-FX on FacebookSearch = DIGITAL-HORIZONS-CG-FXJOHN WARNER Director of Digital Horizons: CG-FXadded footnote. I have yet to be payed for my work on this movie.