TheManInOil There are some really talented actors in this movie. It's a shame to see them waste their time (although there's no sign of any effort) on this. It's not that it had no potential. Based on a Stephen King story, it shares a lot of basic elements with The Shining. Gifted boy with imaginary friend from a family that are sensitive to other-worldly/paranormal things in peril. Senility replaces alcoholism as the boogey-man in the subtext, but there are a lot of thematic and plot similarities.The trouble is that this movie was so poorly done. The writing wasn't great, the direction/editing is awful. Quite often it seems more like people doing a blocking rehearsal than an actual take. It's impossible to feel involved in what's going on. Some of the dialogue is so bad that it's easy to understand why everyone seems non-committal - there is no way to deliver those lines well.The kid playing the lead makes an honest effort, and this film shouldn't be held against him, but it's a black mark on the filmography of everyone else involved.

view_and_review An elderly woman named Mercy (Shirley Knight) is slipping away at her advanced age. She was a single mother of three as her husband killed himself while her children were young. Now, in her old age, she's become more violent and like a person in need of an exorcism. While everyone wants to get clear away from her, George (Chandler Riggs), her favorite grandchild, wants to help her.This movie was O.K. They didn't do anything real inventive or creative. It seemed low budget from the special effects which doesn't necessarily kill a movie but it can hinder it severely if not done correctly. The movie hinged upon Chandler Riggs as he was the main protagonist but I don't think he delivered that well. He wasn't awful, he just wasn't good. I think he's better suited for helping his father kill zombies (for you Walking Dead fans out there). In the end the movie was just an average or even slightly below average horror film.

Jacques Du Rand If I had read the reviews on IMDb before watching the film, I probably would have expected much worse than what I got. It is not good enough for main screen release or for any Top 100 lists, but contrary to most of the reviews I have seen here, I actually did find the movie quite watchable - I have seen MUCH WORSE with much better ratings. The story runs at a steady pace and I never found myself distracted or watching the clock. I probably would not have been happy if I had to pay at a cinema to watch this, but as an online release, I was more than satisfied with the film's 1970's feel and subtle dramatic undertones. I can't really say that I ever felt scared as such, but though the film does play out like a horror version of a Hallmark Movie, it definitely did have a sinister creepy quality. In all, the production value was worthy of a straight to internet release. I did not expect more. I think a lot of bad reviews can be attributed that people expect much more and then feel disappointed that they did not get it. When such a short piece if prose gets adapted for screen, we can hardly expect The Shining. Maybe it helped that I did not read the short story before seeing the film. Maybe I just sometimes enjoy to watch something uncomplicated by weaves of b and c story lines. Be it what it may…I found this far more enjoyable than many other horror flicks that has made it into mainstream release.

Seth_Rogue_One And this is no exceptionI haven't actually read the short story of which it's based but I imagine it is pretty darn short considering the lack of substance in this movieThere was a Twilight Zone episode called 'Gramma' that did the same short story by Stephen King in 40 minutesNow I haven't seen that so I can't say that that is better but I imagine this story would fit that format better than in a full length movie And if they were gonna do a full length movie why not flesh it out a little bit?It just get's boring really quick and remains so through the duration of the movie, which is quite a task considering it's not that much longer over an hourThe acting isn't bad but it's very "typical" to these kinds of movies and no one goes above to do much more than what's expected of there characters eitherBut I guess no one can blame them since they read the script and probably though 'that's it?'Chandler Briggs who plays the boy in WALKING DEAD is looking awfully young for it being a 2014 movie so I'm guessing it was shelved for quite a bit because nobody wanted to release it, but with Chandler Briggs WALKING DEAD fame it opened an opportunity to do so I supposeNow that is just mere speculation so I can't say that that is the case but I'd say it's more than likelyNot all negatives though, it looks fine visually and the music is fine as well, if all very typical for the genre, yeah nothing really stands out with this movie and it's the type of movie you forgot you saw 1 month after you saw it