by: Kevin Kreepshow
Posted on 07.29.10 in All Horror Films > Supernatural
Release Date: 2002

When two escaped convicts brutally murder her parents it sets in motion a chain of events that will change Sara’s world forever. This paranormal thriller from Michael Bafaro, both writer and director, wasn’t the worst movie I’ve ever seen but, it left a lot to be desired. It’s fairly low budget with no effects whatsoever. Cars crash off screen. People get shot off screen. I can forgive low budget if the premise is good. Unfortunately the premise here isn’t. The entire 11:11 bit has been done to death, even Uri Geller did a bit on it. Granted this is the first time I’ve seen it done in film but, that doesn’t change the fact that it feels like an off brand 12/21/12 concept. If this movie had been released before everyone started focusing on 2012 it might have made a bigger impact but, today it just seems weak in comparison to the much larger social phenomenon of 2012.

The protagonist, Sara Tobias, did not engender any sort of empathy in me. Usually I can identify with the protagonist in a movie like this but, the script just piled on a bunch of trite problems that have been done to death in a thousand other flicks before this. If it had just been the tragic death of her parents or her nearly being raped or even being the freak at school I could have felt a connection. With all of them piled on the poor girl I couldn’t help but feel that she needed to just die and get it over with. I actually found myself hoping that at some point one of the bizarre and lethal incidents that were happening to the people around her would happen to her as well. To her credit Laura Mennell, the actress playing Sara, seemed to be giving it her best effort but, I think even she was struggling with the ridiculous weight of circumstance placed upon her character.

My last real bone of contention is the final sound mix. This is another indicator of this movie’s shoestring budget. There is a real problem when I have to turn my television up full blast to hear dialogue at normal levels only to be nearly deafened by background noise three minutes later. I understand budget constraints but seriously does it cost that much to normalize volume? I honestly can’t say I’d recommend this movie to anyone I like, which includes my readers here, but, if you have no other options and need to kill an hour and a half or you just want to torture someone then give this movie a try.

• ★★★★★

  Acting:

• ★★★★★

  Blood:

• ★★★★★

  Violence:

• ★★★★★

  Partying:

• ★★★★★

  Language:

• ★★★★★

  Humor:

• ★★★★★

  Predictable:

• ★★★★★

  Girls:

• ★★★★★

  Gore:

• ★★★★★

  Sexuality:

• ★★★★★

  Torture:

• ★★★★★

  Overall: