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A mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart's greatest desire.A mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart's greatest desire.A mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart's greatest desire.
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Independent and low-budget productions like this will save the horror movie. The history of horror cinema started with such films. Directing, sound design, cinematography, scenario deserve appreciation. A special greeting; Ezra Dewey. He's backed the whole movie. Big responsibility for that age.
Let me just say that Ezra Dewey can act!! I don't think that there are to many kid actors out there that can carry a whole movie like Ezra does. It also had great directing. I don't know all the technical lingo but I enjoyed the cinematography with the angles and close up's. It's a shame the writing was subpar, very boring but somewhat enjoyable.
Critics are right on this one. I honestly don't understand what horror audience want these days. Or any day...as there are only 5/6 consensual horror movies in history.
This is a simple, but very well executed story, with a good atmosphere, a great acting from the kid and with a good and important lesson in the end.
Yeah, sometimes it looks like a Goosebumps book/episode. Is that bad? I don't think so. I think we need much more of this horror for teens and for a different audience. I liked it.
This is a simple, but very well executed story, with a good atmosphere, a great acting from the kid and with a good and important lesson in the end.
Yeah, sometimes it looks like a Goosebumps book/episode. Is that bad? I don't think so. I think we need much more of this horror for teens and for a different audience. I liked it.
There was a time when camera angles, framing skills, direction, sound, and editing were more important than al the CGI of the today. David Charbonier and Justin Powell have done a low budget indie which is technically perfect and deserves a much wider audience.
I'm sorry to say that it appears as though many of the reviewers didn't grasp Messrs. Charbonier and Powell's intent and that's a shame because this movie is better than it wants to be. It is ambitious and layered.
The actors did a fine job, especially Ezra Dewey. The kid has quality. Rob Brownstein was very convincing as a concerned and loving father.
The 'trauma responses' aspect of the movie is what motivates Ezra's character and that storyline is very nicely tied up at the end.
The ambition is crossing the genres of Horror and Psychological Drama with a bit of Mystery. It's not so much Thriller nor slasher Horror (though there are a couple slashes).
The lore of the Djinn is almost always underscored by the 'be careful what you wish for' maxim, which is hinted at very subtly and uniquely in a delicate philosophical exchange between father and son fairly early on.
Personally, I loved the very contained element of the small apartment for the setting of the majority of the film. You can almost imagine this being done as a stage play.
I'm sorry that there are so many negative reviews for what is clearly something slightly askew from the common fare thrown about as modern Pop Horror; this is a solid 7...
...it's just not for everyone.
The actors did a fine job, especially Ezra Dewey. The kid has quality. Rob Brownstein was very convincing as a concerned and loving father.
The 'trauma responses' aspect of the movie is what motivates Ezra's character and that storyline is very nicely tied up at the end.
The ambition is crossing the genres of Horror and Psychological Drama with a bit of Mystery. It's not so much Thriller nor slasher Horror (though there are a couple slashes).
The lore of the Djinn is almost always underscored by the 'be careful what you wish for' maxim, which is hinted at very subtly and uniquely in a delicate philosophical exchange between father and son fairly early on.
Personally, I loved the very contained element of the small apartment for the setting of the majority of the film. You can almost imagine this being done as a stage play.
I'm sorry that there are so many negative reviews for what is clearly something slightly askew from the common fare thrown about as modern Pop Horror; this is a solid 7...
...it's just not for everyone.
Did you know
- TriviaIn Islam, al-Jinn (Djinn), are spirits of intelligence who were created by God prior to humans but are unseen by humans. There are good and evil Jinn who are able to affect humans with God's will.
- GoofsDylan's albuterol inhaler is Ventolin HFA which was not available until 2001.
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[last lines]
Dylan Jacobs: I Didn't Want This I Whana Take It Back
- Crazy creditsNo fish were harmed in the making of this film.
- SoundtracksDreams
Written by Timecop1983 (as Jody Leenaerts) & Jean Murray
Performed by Timecop1983 & Dana Jean Phoenix
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- 더 진
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- Gross US & Canada
- $124,772
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $50,312
- May 16, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $404,492
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- 1h 22m(82 min)
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- 2.35 : 1
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