I'll Take Your Dead

If you are wanting a gore-fest horrifying thriller this is not your movie. This is more of a drama. I think that is why it got so many bad reviews. People were hoping for Saw like gore but it is a more of a human character study that is sometimes touching. After reading this movie's description on my cable guide I tuned in just out of curiosity and watched the end of the movie expecting to see some cheap gore-fest. . I was very pleasantly surprised to find it to be very interesting and exceedingly well acted. It isn't often someone comes up with a unique story that no one had thought of yet nowadays. The description of this movie does not do it justice. It is a story of a father's love for his child set in a backdrop of horror. Aidan Devine plays the father with true strength and heart with truly authentic emotion. The breakout performance though was Ava Preston. She was amazing. At times I was disturbed that such a young girl was sent through such extreme emotion. She is going to be someone to be watched. I loved her performance and hope this movie has a sequel. It is very rare I immediately watch a movie a second time but this movie was great and I liked it more the second time I saw it. .

It was obvious from the start that the ending was not going to be a happy one and it didn't let me down. I am a huge fan of a father daughter story, probably because I lost my wife a little over a year ago to leukemia and have a six year old girl myself. So, with that said, maybe this is a little too personal for me. Ava Preston did a terrific job, her role was morbid but later evolved into the tropish teenage girl which was disappointing. The fact that William dies because he is trying to save the life of someone he doesn't know, and in turn Jackie, whose relationship with Gloria consists of brief bonding over their period left me heart broken. Jackie was totally unworthy. William should not have died for her, and perhaps that is what makes this story good in that nothing ever works out the way you would hope. I suppose it would have been total pandering to the audience to have William survive and he drives off into the sunset with his daughter, but I guess with my surprising personal connection to events in this story I wanted it even more.

I think most of these reviews were written straight from the cast and crew. Definitely not an 8 star rated movie..not even close. The storyline had the potential to be great, but it's packed full of holes that don't make sense. The movie is very forgettable if you can even get through it in the first place without losing Interest. Don't let these fake reviews fool you and watch this only if you have nothing else.