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Lucky McKee ("May", "Red", "The Woman"), an arguably underappreciated filmmaker, is tearing a family apart in his newest feature "Kindred Spirits". It's not as impressive or dig-deep as "May" or "The Woman", but threads along nicely, offering a neat albeit familiar feeling story. I gotta say one thing though - I don't feel like the movie's poster is very beneficial, the surprisingly cheap looking result doesn't sell it at all.

Sadie (Caitlin Stasey) resurfaces to visit her childhood home after years of absence, to be together with her sister Chloe (Thora Birch) who's a single mother, and her daughter Nicole (Sasha Frolova) whose life Sadie saved 10 years before. Soon enough we discover that Sadie's past and traumas has affected her badly & she starts manipulating her family and everybody around them to achieve her ill minded goal. The story flows evenly, takes frequent turns, makes you feel some effort behind it and the surrounding atmosphere. The problem, however, is that despite the fact that all of the elements work at least on a decent level, the very same elements also feel familiar, rehashed and rather uninspiring. Messed up child/mother/sister/daughter/lover dynamics, dysfunctional family themes, dangers of obsession, little bit of that Hitchcockian feel, but not much originality. The most underwhelming part is the ending, the filmmakers optioned for the one I easily predicted during the first half an hour, the one that probably most did. A little awkward, the ending was. Nevertheless, "Kindred Spirits" also offer up decent performances by all the lead ladies & certain indie scene fans will appreciate seeing Macon Blair. Visually the considerably low budget can be seen clearly and often, in cinematography, editing and in the lack of action or creative camera work, but McKee still successfully manages to make it all worthwhile. The original score was decent, I can't say that about all horror movies on the same budget level.

"Kindred Spirits" most definitely isn't a bad movie, but it also feels underplayed, as if the potential has not been fully realised. That, plus the familiar story & characters along with the low budget makes up an average suburban thriller that's less than a sum of its good parts. Recommended to the fans of the cast & Lucky McKee. My rating: 5/10.

This story is what is referred to, as a "guilty pleasure", or a guilty waste of time. It's a silly, emotionally-manipulative waste of time, which starts out fairly good and degenerates into more and more "wacko", as it goes along. The crazy plot keeps your inner "bad news junkie" salivating, even though you know, you're being taken for a ride,"over the top". Near the end, I actually thought, that it was going to go off formula, which surprised me, but it was just a tease. It actually went back to the expected script, amazingly, in a most awkward and unexplained manner.

Right, well I wasn't expecting "Kindred Spirits" to be the kind of movie that it turned out to be. I saw that it was a mystery horror/thriller, so of course I was interested in watching it.

But the movie was more of a drama thriller, I think. Not really much of a mystery in the movie, nor were there any proper elements of horror. Now, don't get me wrong, because that does not mean that "Kindred Spirits" was a bad movie. Actually it turned out to be an entertaining enough movie and one that definitely was surprising.

The storyline in "Kindred Spirits", as written by Chris Sivertson and directed by Lucky McKee, started out adequately enough, but it quickly took a turn for the more odd and somewhat disturbing. And that twist to the plot and storyline was something that I enjoyed, and it made for a good movie in my opinion.

"Kindred Spirits" has some good acting performances by the casted actors and actresses, but especially Caitlin Stasey stands out as being the most memorable of the cast, and she really carried the movie a great way with her individual performance.

When you sit down to watch "Kindred Spirits", keep in mind that this is not a run-of-the-mill horror movie, so you shouldn't be expecting a proper horror movie. However, sit down to watch the movie with the intention of watching a movie with a storyline that is somewhat offbeat and disturbing.

My rating of "Kindred Spirits" lands on a six out of ten stars. I was genuinely surprised with this movie and I was most definitely entertained by the movie.

The premise wasn't that bad. The dialog was weak. The normally decent actors were brought down by bad writing and poor direction. The ending was garbage. I wish Lifetime movies came with some kind of warning label.

This movie is very bland and original, very bad acting, disappointed ending, did not enjoy this

Entertaining in a lifetime TV movie kind of way - kind of silly, questionable acting. There are moments that are tinged with that distinctive Lucky McKee vibe but this is definitely not his best. Enjoyable enough if there's nothing else on, just don't take it too seriously.

Sadie moves back in with her estranged sister, Chloe and her teenage daughter Nicole. Nicole is a troubled teenage girl, but she has one true fried, Shay. Derek is her boyfriend, and he seems to make Nicole a happy girl again.

The movie really focuses on Sadie as we see how unhinged she becomes, as she starts to tear the entire family apart. Nothing will stop her to get what she wants, even if that means hurting the people she supposedly loves.

The actress that plays Sadie is the entire reason to spend the time to watch. She chews up the scenery every time she is on screen. Especially as we ride along with her, in her descent to madness.

MarVista Entertainment makes a lot of the movies shown on Lifetime. They tend to be very formulaic, all following certain thematic elements. It's almost like there is a checklist the movies follow, making them very predictable. This movie is no different, having a character with an obsession that the main characters don't see until the end, as is common in most of these movies. And then of course the movie ends quickly, with a resolution that leaves many plot points unresolved. Again, typical for these movies; after the last commercial, you get a quick ending that is often illogical in the way it comes about.

I gave this movie 7 stars only because of the performance of Caitlin Stasey as the sister, Sadie. She is excellent in her role. So much so that I am going to seek out other work she has done to see if she is as good in them, too. This movie, while so very stereotypical, is worth seeing just for her performance.

As an aside, MarVista also makes many of the movies shown on the Hallmark Channel. They, too, follow a certain formula, one that is entirely different from the one used for Lifetime movies. Anyone who has seen any Hallmark movies knows what I mean. Each channel has its own audience, I guess, and the movies are made to satisfy the types of audiences drawn to either Hallmark or Lifetime. Or both; I don't doubt there are people that enjoy both channels and the types of movies each channel features.

Great watch, could watch again, and can recommend.

This is a great realistic psychological thriller. You literally get to watch Caitlin Stasey carry the movie as a woman slowly showing that she's going crazy.

Honestly, with level of acting she displays in this, I'm honestly confused why she isn't as big as her co-star, Thora Birch, who feels incredibly under utilized. Though, this is the first time I've seen her able and playing a "mom type" character.

While Stasey clearly carries the movie, Sasha Frolova does her fair share of work as well.

The story itself is pretty average, but there is just enough production value put into it, and the idea is executed so well that it feels like excellent writing. To be fair, it did take quite a bit of talent to write the webs of lies weaved in the story. The level of sociopathy displayed is amazing.

It's a great movie from a psychological perspective, and I'm sure if you like "social drama" or suspense, then you'll like this one.

Apart from the ending. And don't mean I would have liked it to go a different direction, it just seems to take the easy way out. It seemed to built up something really good (or bad) and then ... ah well you can't have it all, now can you. The acting is ok for a thriller of this kind and while you know where this is heading, Caitlin is quite a tour de force.

No matter what you think of her character (and there should be only one way you should feel about her), she carries the movie. Charismatic and at least at the beginning enigmatic too. So if you like thrillers in general, this will be right up your alley - try not to be to dissapointed in the end ...

I've seen many bad movies, but this is up there with the worst of them. Save yourself 91minutes of your life and avaoid this.

Honestly that wasn't good. In some ways it was and maybe the problem was more was needed of things to make this more interesting. The scene where the woman with the mask on and the guy was trying was too cringe - I mean just no. The creators director cast etc might as well pack it in now.

I watched it, concept was interesting, but the fantasy music all the way through was dumb. The composer was probably told to compose for a fairytale story.

All of the acting was first class in this. Not a very original story, but it was well executed.

Usually Lifetime thrillers are entertaining in a pleasant way. But this one was unpleasant looking and the ending wasn't well explained. Didn't like the gross violence which was worse than what we are used to in Lifetime. A wacko aunt story could have been good but it doesn't make sense here.

Ultimately, it's _just_ okay. But I'm writing this review solely to give major kudos to Thora Birch for her most natural on-screen performance to date. Watch this one, if for nothing else, than to see what time and maturity can do for your craft.

I would love for ANYONE to explain to me why (or how? Or howhy?) this flick bare the tags "horror" and "mystery"! The plot revolves around stealing boyfriends, talking, sister love, aunt and niece, how delicate it is to say this or that to someone else, a friend, your mom, your boyfriend, and on, and on, and on, and on! For the entire duration! Mind you, there is one scene that suggest violence, but you don't really see anything!

The actors are former sitcom stars, if I remember properly, and I must say it's good casting, because this seems like a sitcom or a soap opera through and through.

There are two male characters, but they are beyond sidekick status. Pale figures standing in some shadows behind the settings, that we understand are being, to an extent, used as pretexts by the main protagonists.

As to the (other) motives of the characters, they are suggested but all remain essentially undefined, vague, at best impulsive. You see them come and go, without a schedule, without goals, seemingly out of any regularity in their lives any rhyme or reason. I don't think I'll reveal anything by saying that the sister comes back, but we can't figure why she was gone and why she came back, how long she was away or where, if she was as she is in the present of the action or if she changed. There might lie after all, the "mystery" we were promised.

You need a few coffees to get to the end, or either you can sit on a per-arranged seat of thumbtacks.

Outside of that, it is well made nonetheless, and very decently played by the actors, obviously all pros. But I don't think it will satisfy "grown-ups" anywhere...

This movie was extremely well done. It's starts slow and builds beautifully with an incredible pace. The acting is top notch. The directing is masterful. The music is Bernard Hermannesque. Worth a watch.

This is just a small review about the movie. I enjoyed this film, and I loved that Caitlin Stasey was in it. I think she played the part of Sadie really well. It's one of my favourite parts that she has played. The movie was really good up until the end. I'm going to try and explain what I mean without revealing any spoilers. I think from the part of the police interviews near the end of the movie, it felt very rushed and there was no explanation as to how they had found out things. I just think it was rushed and they could of done a better ending.

The only reason I gave it an 8 out of ten was because of Caitlin Stasey, she played her part brilliantly.