DVD True Nature

For an indie thriller this film is quite good. A bit slow throughout and a little bit weak on performance but the story is solid. The dialog is well written. THe over all feeling from the minor score gives off a good vibe, or rather suspenseful vibe. Interesting story that through exposition you learn, no subtext at all in this film but since the exposition is so far and few between it is acceptable, after so long, another clue is given, but nothing more.. So I applaud the film makers for that approach.

The negatives, as I said, some weak performances, mainly the father who has zero charisma. Even in depression and fear, there is charisma within a performance. Some questions are never answered, or rather the supernatural answers are never given. The cinematography is the weakest point for me. It looked like they used practical lighting for everything. It does not compliant the story at all. I think some more time and energy should have gone into the look of the film. The story is so good that you want it to look better.

However, even with the negatives of the film, it is still a sold film and well worth watching if you like slow paved thrillers with a twist. Well done.

****SPOILER ALERT**** Do Not Read this review if you plan to actually watch this movie. You have been warned! This is yet ANOTHER thriller where the writers think it is clever to make the viewer guess what the story is about. I want to watch a thriller that actually has a beginning, middle and an ending that makes the story come together and answer all the questions. This movie does not deliver on any level. The writer never touched on the subject of what kind of business Reg was in and what the three other men had over him. His daughter was murdered and buried in front of him because of this 'business' so I think it would have been prudent for the writer to reveal more details to make it understandable. Did Marianne really come back from the grave or was this just Reg being haunted by what he allowed to happen. The writer left me hanging in the final scene with Reg sitting in his dark office with a gun in his hand. Did he actually kill the three men that murdered his daughter so that she would be able to 'go back' to her grave and did he commit suicide? Don't know what moms role was as the writer never fully explained if she was aware of the murder. This might have explained the 'dark secret' of the family. Over all, this story had a good plot but too many gaps and unanswered questions.