Fading of the Cries (2011)

Beautiful, moving film.

Absolutely Fantastic

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

I just watched this on Netflix. Despite all the negative reviews, I understood what this film was trying to do. It just simply didn't have the budget for the grand-scale it was trying to achieve. Some of the acting wasn't there and the fx were just okay while other parts were killer, but I thought the story was very entertaining. If this movie had been given a real budget with decent actors, it would have been great. I consider it a step above the typical sci-fi channel stuff you see out there. I also thought it was a fresh approach to the typical zombie film. This isn't going to be an award winner but its certainly a fun film to relax to on the weekend.

I saw the movie tonight and enjoyed it a lot so here's my take: Pro's: Good special effects (especially for a horror movie). Excellent hour and and a half and more more specifically, great pacing (especially the last 20 or so minutes, which are "rewind material."). Good combination of humor, action, and gore (I'd say there's far more action though (the vfx and action sequences alone are some of the most ambitious I have seen in years and there are some momentary comedic relief scenes, like Makenzie Rosman's use of "adult language" (such a contrast to seeing her as Ruthie in Seventh Heaven)). The use of gore in this movie is just enough to wet the palate of any true genre fan (the last scenes with Sarah killing her own mother when she "turns" is freakishly impossible not to watch. The new actor, Jordan Matthews is beyond convincing as one of the next possible action heroes, as there are far better and more convincing action sequences here than even a movie like Blade. For once, we have a young actor who isn't afraid to get hurt, beat up, and bloodied. Great performance, by genre fave, Brad Dourif (as to be expected). Cons: There could have been stronger story, plot, and character development, so that we got to know a more in depth storyline (maybe it's set up as though we are to discover this in the sequels as the ending most definitely lends itself to insinuating a continued storyline). Also, we basically jump right into the action within the first five minutes of the film, so there isn't much time to set up the storyline (some of this is made up for in the flash back sequences). Also, some of the scenes are so epic, that they make an unusual contrast to some of the "day" scenes in the town. Overall, this is a great popcorn flick.

Brian A. Metcalf has in under 90 minutes managed to use every cliché from classic the horror and fantasy movies and yet manages to go against everything that makes up a compelling movie for any fan of the genre.The script, to begin with, is a horrible mess starting off with a narrative ego within a flashback of many making parts of the story over explicit whilst absolutely impossible to engage in. The fact is that it's very hard to grasp (or care) what story line is important and which are less so until the far to drawn-out ending.The characters act inconsistently all over and the very same threats that oppose them are as often deadly in one scene to be ridiculously easy to defeat in the next.The scenography and the special effects are flat and ugly and the fighting scenes (there's A LOT of them) mainly consist of monsters running straight into swords.I think that Metcalf was aiming for a mix of "The Lord of the Rings" and "Night of the Living Dead" but ended up with Uwe Boll's "Dungeons and Dragons" mixing with "Resident Evil" (the first of the video games, if you remember the script and acting in that).It made me sad to see Brad Dourif wading around in this crap and not even he manages to be free of its stench.

The pacing of this film is the most dynamic engagement of theatrical action I have seen in quite some time. One of the main questions that had come to mind when I watched this with a few friends was the origins of the naming from the characters. We were curious about any biblical terminology that could have been potentially associated with the names Jacob and Sarah. Not to mention the whole scenario of Jacob being brought back from the dead, or rather "resurrected." Then there is the concept of having a sword that hones the almighty power of good and destroys all evil that it faces.There is a complex turn in the character mythology as the dichotomy of Jacob and Mathias is revealed by one of the strongest components of the storyline, as Jacob turns evil as the movie closes, leaving a cliffhanger of what could potentially spawn a dramatic context change if they make any sequels. It was a brave choice for Jordan Matthews to take on a role where he turns evil at the end, going toe to toe with one of the masters of evil, Brad Dourif, the voice of Chucky. I was surprised to see Thomas Ian Nicholas take on a role completely separate from his work in the comedy genre as well. It reminded me of when I begin to greatly respect his work in movies like Rules Of Attraction