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DVD Truth
 Rating: 5.8 Genres: Drama | Romance Director: J.S. Johnson Writers: J.S. Johnson, Chris Shalom Stars: Michelle Sabiene, Benjamin Hanson, Michel Duran |
| Storyline An estranged couple on a weekend retreat are pushed further apart when the wife, Becca, becomes romantically fascinated with the journal of the cabin’s long-dead former owner. When the ghost of the old owner appears and reciprocates Becca’s feelings, the web of betrayals and untruths between Becca and her husband begins to unravel. Written by Anonymous |
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| Plot Keywords: cabin, female nudity, suspense, love | |
| Details: Country: Canada Release Date: 31 October 2011 (Canada) |
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| Box Office Budget: CAD 25,000 (estimated) |
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Overall, I liked the film, especially after I learned it was done for $25,000. Amazing. I liked the sepia tones and contrasts, plus the settings. It lagged for the first 25 minutes, and a few places later, but then I was engaged. I found the acting of Becca and her pregnant sister a bit lacking.
My main critique is that there is not enough depth to the characters. For instance, I didn't find anything much to like about Becca, the lead female. Come on, everybody's got something that makes them likable. And I found her husband just too cloying. The characters as written needed to be more rounded and at least sometimes likable.
I also don't like hanging endings…where you don't know the outcome, although I can guess at it. It interested me that Becca's husband was the "mature man" to her teen, where the ghost was also an older man.
I'm not a film critic, just a lover of films.
I am unsure of what we are to assume at the ending, so I leave that to the viewer. Worth watching. Won the 2013 Canadian International Film award.