Thursday, 21 April 2011

DVD: My Soul To Take (dir: Wes Craven, 2011)




"It's not OK for everybody to be killing each other all the time!"




Following its poor reception in the US - although it did just about recoup its $15 million budget at the domestic box office - My Soul To Take has gone straight to DVD in the UK minus 3D. Written and directed by Wes Craven, this feels like a 1980s throwback with digital blood, a weak cast and unconvincing plotting. This is a very uneven movie, with occasionally effective set-ups and some flashes of positive work from the young cast, but these are overwhelmed by the generally shallow character work and confusion. This is a disappointing viewing experience, and it feels like there is little more that could have been done with the material.

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