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i really enjoyed this film; saw it at the int'l horror & sci-fi film fest in tempe, AZ on a Sunday morning. i'm so glad i saw it during the day--wouldn't want this lingering in my brain so close to bed time!!! i found the film realistic (yes, even though the premise is supernatural), and it presents a great twist on guilt and regret. some may feel that the "evil" should be shown more in horror films, but i thought that this film showed just enough; it depends a lot on the psychological aspect of fear. great acting from the two main characters too--i felt their fear and desperation. hope this gets picked up for wider distribution. check it out if you can.

I applaud the originality of the story, and I'm proud that it's a local production; but, maybe it's been hyped up around here so much that it was a bit of a let down. I'm not easily offended, and I enjoy "edgier" comedy, but this film seemed a bit lackluster--I kept waiting to laugh out loud about something, and I never did. I caught the smaller visual jokes and thought some of them were clever, just not hilarious. I also think I expected the film to be a Spinal-Tap-like spoof, and in some respects it was (punk band goes Christian). However, I felt as if the writers perhaps didn't have enough jokes to write about that so they also flushed out the frozen entrée angle. Maybe if the film had just settled on one thing rather than both, it could've been a bit more fluent for me.