11-11-11 Review (Minor Spoilers)

This can't be good

THE MOVIE: CRITIC'S TAKEThis movie was released quietly without a lot of buzz. In order to see this film you literally will have to search high and low to find where this movie is playing. When I saw the trailer I was intrigued by the look of the film and the story itself. This is a low budget film that delivers some decent scares and jumps. It is written and directed by the same director from the saw series. It has enough scares and jumps to satisfy any horror fan. I want to call it a decent film for a late night scare but overall it was a bore.

STORY

Plagued by thoughts of his dying family, a successful author by the name of Joesph, played by Tim Gibbs, is having a hard time writing his next book. His family died in a fire caused by an unknown source. He tries attending support groups to help deal with his lose. It doesn't help and he's still has a lose of faith. He has an annoying friend that tries to put him on the right path but all he does is piss him off. He begins to see signs of 11-11-11 all around him. He doesn't know why he sees them and thinks it's just his imagination. It wasn't until his brother called when things got really crazy.

He has to return home to tend to their dying father. There he learned some dirty secrets from the bible that caused a lot of people from the church to leave. Joe continues to find strange things about the bible and his family. The local residents aren't helping him with his questions and he keeps on seeing occult like signs that are driving him insane. O and did I mention that there is a devilish like creature stalking him!

Once learned that this haunting had something to do with his family's death he has no choice but to find all the answers. It seems something big is coming for him and he begins to take precaution. The question is will it be enough? The scares were decent but I can't say that this was a fun ride. I wanted to get off half way.

ACTING

The acting here was unimpressive. It seemed like no one cared about this film. The chemistry was lacking everywhere the camera turned. After just a few minutes I was freaking bored to death. These actors should be ashamed! ASSHOLES!!!

SPECIAL EFFECTS

The special effects was done well at least. This film is gritty and dark and it helped hide the low budget makeup. The film relied heavily on smoke and mirrors to give you scares. I can only pick out a few scenes where you can tell that this movie needed more money but overall it's nothing to complain about. This was the only good thing about the film.

WRITING AND DIRECTING

The film was written and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. This was not one of his best films. The dialog is not satisfying and the pace of the film is quite a drag. The directing wasn't better either. It looked like Darren lost his touch and tried to make a Uwe Boll film. I hope he will get his act together because this was a disappointment.

THE END

It's a waste of time. It does have its moments but overall it's not a great film to see in theaters. I wouldn't even buy the DVD. I would wait for cable or Netflix. You aren't missing anything special.

OVERALL


STORY 4 out of 10
ACTING 3 out of 10
SPECIAL EFFECTS 5 out of 10
WRITING - 4 out of 10
DIRECTING 5 out of 10


OVERALL 4 out of 10 (SKIP IT)



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