The Pining

Awful. I couldn't finish. A pro photographer that works in a blacked out studio? Huh? The acting was awful Sets, awful 0 suspense Convoluted script

And the movie is as vague as the synopsis reads. Keep it handy, you may wanna refer back to it through the course of watching the movie. You will be as confused and full of questions as the generic detective struggling to solve this case. There's no consistency or proper train of thought going on to anchor the scenes coherently or to allow for the viewer to connect to the writer/director's vision.

There are moments that almost spark some legitimate indie quality. The scenes between the photographer and love-interest model flow easily and naturally. Unfortunately just as you let go of the irritation over lack of understandable story development, editing flaws come along to kill the mood. I swear I saw a couple of scenes play out in different variants of the same scene.

As far as the horror elements go, I liked the body count, I appreciated the follow through on the effects, even with such low-budget quality. There's a few cool kill moments in "The Pining". I have seen plenty of low-budget, homemade horror movies that have either created good horror elements or blew it totally. Now this film definitely blows it, just not so much in the horror, as in every where else. I don't recommend this one unless you just wanna see Tom Sizemore for what little time he is on screen.

A bad movie so bad that I can't tell you how bad, but it is so bad that I advise you not to even think of clicking on the title and begin watching. If you do, you will hate yourself for wasting your time on such a bad movie. There are bad movies, but this one is worse than bad. Everyone involved in this travesty should be executed. I feel like kicking myself in the behind if that's possible. One star, and that is being very very generous!

I really did not know what to expect before I watched this film. But given the fact that it is independently produced and had a pretty good story, I will say that it was well worth the watch. And also it is a fact when that actresses Jackie Dallas plays the lead detective in the film, that is another reason to watch this horror mystery. Tom Sizemore and Miguel A. Nunez Jr are also great in their roles as priests in this film. I would highly recommend this as a great watch and a must see.

I really thought I left a review here before but I guess I'll leave one here now. Really great digital copies available on Plex, Amazon, and Tubi, you're definitely gonna get bang for your buck there. Check it out and see these actors before they blow up big in their future projects.