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Written by: Caroline Labrèche, Steeve Léonard
Directed by: Caroline Labrèche, Steeve Léonard
Starring: Diego Klattenhoff, Charlotte Sullivan, Brett Donahue
Rated: NR - PG-13
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Plot
A man wakes up with no memory of who he is, and finds that everyone who comes within fifty feet of him suddenly dies.
Verdict
This has a great hook, but coasts for far too long on the premise. The big twist just feels cheap. A good conclusion could have made this worth watching, but the complete lack of subtlety ruins a movie that was teetering on the edge anyway.
Skip it.
Review
This generates a lot of questions. Anyone, or any animal, within fifty feet of this guy drops dead. That is until he meets a woman who negates that power.
This follows the typical pattern of people not believing, fighting, and having to prove the power while trying to figure out who they are and what happened. The mystery slowly becomes less compelling.
While their ability is due to a random cosmic anomaly, which is fine, this really needed a push.
We get quite the twist but it's forced and ridiculous, not in a good way. These two people that are inextricably linked by their ability actually have a link. It's a bombshell of a twist, but this is the kind of movie where the ending makes it or breaks it. This ending is just hollow. I'm find that the source of their ability isn't answered, it doesn't matter. What we discover about their relationship isn't that interesting. Character development never takes off which reduces the effect when we learn who they are. We had no reason to care about them or even like them. They are just pawns to carry the plot. The twist is some kind of made for television gimmick ending.
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