Speak
No Evil
(2013/Lionsgate DVD)
Picture:
B- Sound: B- Extras: D Film: C-
The
Demon's Got Your Tongue
Speak
No Evil,
written and directed by Roze, is a poor re-imagining of John
Carpenter's Village
of the Damned
remake mixed with The
Crazies
mixed with a Paranormal
Activity-esque
vibe. There are some moments that work and are generally creepy and
then there's the rest of this movie. Mainly the last act - which is
pretty not scary and features several possessed young girls screaming
and crying and groaning non-stop for about fifteen minutes at a time.
When
Anna's daughter Joey goes missing, it's assumed to be the result of
bad parenting - but dark forces are suspected when every child in
town also disappears. The children return but show signs of demonic
possession, and proceed to attack the town. Forced to wage a violent
campaign against the children, the townspeople go on a bloody
rampage, but Anna refuses to believe her daughter is lost to the
devil and will do whatever it takes to save her from the demon
inside.
The
film stars Mario Guzman, Olivia Cavender, Carl Jensen, Gabrielle
Stone, Elisabeth Cavender, Annalise Cavender, Greg Bronson, and Cesar
Garcia.
The
DVD presentation of the film is fine for the DVD format and features
a standard definition presentation with a 1.85:1 widescreen aspect
ratio and a lossy English 5.1 Dolby Digital Track. Aside from
English and Spanish subtitles, the only supplement is a trailer
gallery.
All
in all, this film seemed more intriguing in its cleverly edited
teaser trailer then it turned out. The effects are so so and there
are some creepy moments but all in all this it feels pretty
uninspired.
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James Harland Lockhart V
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