Wages of Sin

Normally I would watch a movie and pass it on, this is a rare occasion.

Upon watching this movie, I was a bit surprised with how bad the acting was, I mean, I could make a better movie with stuffed animals and a 1960s Bell and Howell camera. Holy crap this was a bad movie.

I did have nightmares from it but not in the ways one would think, it was so bad I got nightmares. So, if you're looking to waste 2 hours (it feels like an entire lifetime) and get scared because of how god awful it is, be my guest.

This not scary. It has an awful story line. It has an awful ending. It is really bad. It has an awful ending do not see it. It is awful. It one of the worst horror movies I have seen. Do not waste your money do not see it.

Don't tackle a subject or genre such as this with no budget...a valiant effort maybe, but to expect people to watch it? Nah. Would love to know how many drafts the script went through...my guess is none, its shocking. But the director DOES have a pretty good (if very slow) eye, and my guess is some of the actors sensed a weak story and over acted in a bid to compensate. It is VERY difficult to make a convincing horror when you have absolutely no funds to pull it off. Mike Watt does, but he doesn't take himself, or his movies, too seriously, and thats why people love him. As a result, the make ups are lousy, the script is SUPER lousy, and you can tell they had no choice but to cop out of some key scenes which would have made the movie a lot better.

I agree with one reviewer, Ashlie Clark is beautiful,can scream her ass off, and is the ONLY reason I give it as much as three stars.

I normally don’t comment, and leave movies be. As bad as some movies are, they at least deserve points for being done, for achieving existence.

Since no one else has commented, I thought it deserved some words (if only to warn other visitors). This movie does achieve existence, but it seems little more than an acting class project, and these students have a long way to go.

Acting is bad, and in the few instances when the story might actually go somewhere, the moment is spoiled by the actors’ reaction.

The story starts OK (a bit slow), and looked interesting enough (for when in the mood for a a young-adults thriller/supernatural/slasher), but from there it just goes everywhere. It jumps from psychosis to psychopath to zombie/possession, supernatural thriller, bible fanaticism, and ghost story without building up much suspense or sympathy for the characters, just a stream of scenes w/o enough coherence to tell a complete story (continuity gets worse over time, spoiling the dream/clairvoyant sequences all packed together).

Photography and production seemed adequate (professional enough) for most of the film, it just fails to tell a story, and gets lost in all the formulas and clichés it uses. Acting and production get progressively worse, and it falls apart at the end.

The only reason why I thought it didn't deserve lower than a 3 was because it looked like it was shot in a professional manner, and the blond guy has a few good lines. Like when he felt guilty about being intimate with his gf because of the nutty religious guy, and a few other subtle lines that were funny. Otherwise, I just don't find anything scary about a Christian ghost. The acting may not merit awards, but it was believable. If this isn't professionally made, let me just say, good job. I would think of it as a 4, had it not been such a terrible story.