This 2008 film attracted me because of Jordi Molla, a chameleon of an actor in many ways and 'easy on the eyes.' He has had a life-long career in film, but made his international break-through in the film 'Blow' with Penelope Cruz; born in Spain but studied his craft also in Hungary, Italy and England, he is marvelous to watch. Despite it's star-power, this film was almost painful to watch - predictable to say the least, but poor direction and unbelievable reveals, this film certainly did not impress.
Written by David Markus, and directed by Madison Goeres, (who has had more assistant director roles) this drama-horror had plenty of potential but poor execution and delivery. English Catherine McCormack and new-comer Ida Jorgensen both starred, along with Silvia Tortosa, and the multi-talented Christian Rodrigo to name a few. There were beautiful set designs, architecture, establishing shots and transitions, but un-necessary and anticipated dialogue and a range of characters and surprises that didn't move the story forward, it made for a horrid disappointment.
I feel that there was not enough research that went into the producing of this film; it was a decent attempt but failed to hold the attention of the audience and was a misrepresentation of what death and the spirit world are about.
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