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Grace (2009)
  
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Directed
by:
Paul Solet |
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COUNTRY
USA |
GENRE
Thriller/Horror |
NORWEGIAN TITLE
Grace |
RUNNING
TIME
85
minutes |
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Produced
by:
Kevin DeWalt
Adam Green
Cory Neal |
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Written by:
Paul Solet |
Review
Controversy is the desired effect of
this distasteful chiller, in which a seemingly stillborn child revives,
only for the mother to find out that the baby feeds on human blood. The
only really interesting discussion here is the strength of maternal
love, as the mother goes to great lengths to cover up and satisfy the
daughter's needs. Other relevant questions, such as why and how, are
left untouched. And in an attempt to create a satisfactory eerie
atmosphere for it all, filmmaker Paul Solet bases his narration
exclusively on outlandish characters and situations while constantly
focusing his camera on anything carnal he can capture. The result is one
of distance and irrelevance, as if the theme proposed here wasn't
already too far-fetched for us to embrace or empathize with. In addition
to all the more basic problems with the story, Solet falls into the trap
of saturating his characters with a general mood, instead of letting the
viewer do some of the work for himself. Unless you've actually been in
Madeline Matheson's situation or you're breastfeeding as you watch, I
doubt this film will make you feel either interested or disgusted, as
Solet wants you to.
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