FJWWindsor
Joined Mar 2005
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I've seen a plethora of horror movies over the past five years and have to admit that the slasher sub-genre is not my favorite, as there's only so much you can do with plot and subplots.
TRICK started out in an exciting way, with a quasi-supernatural element in the action and the pacing that drew me in and kept me holding on. There's not much logic in the way the characters behave, but then that's a hallmark for these type of films, so the suspension of disbelief is pretty wasy to implement. The acting is fine, not academy award caliber, but better than most of these types of film. What DESTROYED the flm for me was the twist toward the end. Some found it unique, others refreshing, but I found it anti-climactic, which sunk it to the middle of the rating pile.
TRICK started out in an exciting way, with a quasi-supernatural element in the action and the pacing that drew me in and kept me holding on. There's not much logic in the way the characters behave, but then that's a hallmark for these type of films, so the suspension of disbelief is pretty wasy to implement. The acting is fine, not academy award caliber, but better than most of these types of film. What DESTROYED the flm for me was the twist toward the end. Some found it unique, others refreshing, but I found it anti-climactic, which sunk it to the middle of the rating pile.
I was bowled over at how DEEPLY DISTURBING this film was and the effect it had on me. I have not seen a film that unnerved me as profoundly as this film did in the last twenty years.
IN synopsis: Legal guardian of two girls, one a teen and the other a pre-teen, inflicts.torture, pain, suffering and humiliation on them to an audience of her own maternal children and the neighborhood children, while at the same time contributing to these childrens' delinquencies. Three very powerful performances stand out in a relatively large cast. Kudos to Blanche Baker as the.sociopathic Aunt Ruth Chandler, who exceeds expectations of depravity; Daniel Manche who plays David. Moran, a sweet and empathetic pre-teen dedicated to being the white knight to save the victim, but ultimately held impotent by age and lack of experience and knowledge; and the ultimate crown to Blythe Auffarth as Meg. Loughlin, who takes her role above and beyond the call in what is a verry difficult character to understand and to ultimately play.
As I sat watching this film, my sense of unease slowly rose with the pacing the film's creators set. I found myself getting more and more frustrated that there was no solution being offered by the characters, until I absolutely wanted to jump INTO the movie as a character and wring the antagonist's neck. For me, the ending was a bit anti-climactic (and consequently unsatisfying) because I felt the antagonist should've been made to suffer a lingering torment much like she applied to the girl.
Definitely a movie that should be seen at least once!
IN synopsis: Legal guardian of two girls, one a teen and the other a pre-teen, inflicts.torture, pain, suffering and humiliation on them to an audience of her own maternal children and the neighborhood children, while at the same time contributing to these childrens' delinquencies. Three very powerful performances stand out in a relatively large cast. Kudos to Blanche Baker as the.sociopathic Aunt Ruth Chandler, who exceeds expectations of depravity; Daniel Manche who plays David. Moran, a sweet and empathetic pre-teen dedicated to being the white knight to save the victim, but ultimately held impotent by age and lack of experience and knowledge; and the ultimate crown to Blythe Auffarth as Meg. Loughlin, who takes her role above and beyond the call in what is a verry difficult character to understand and to ultimately play.
As I sat watching this film, my sense of unease slowly rose with the pacing the film's creators set. I found myself getting more and more frustrated that there was no solution being offered by the characters, until I absolutely wanted to jump INTO the movie as a character and wring the antagonist's neck. For me, the ending was a bit anti-climactic (and consequently unsatisfying) because I felt the antagonist should've been made to suffer a lingering torment much like she applied to the girl.
Definitely a movie that should be seen at least once!
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