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Max and Roxanne
have a dream to start a small diner
together, but when the bank refuses to loan them money,
they decide to team up with two of Max's thug friends
and kidnap the adoptive son of a wealthy woman. What
they don't know is that the son, David, is not a regular
kid. In fact, he's very irregular. As time goes by,
the friends start to turn on each other and it seems as
if little David has a little something to do with it.
The Shining meets The Omen in this suspenseful little
horror flick that beats the crap out of The Omen remake.
Heading into Whisper I was a bit sceptic as I thought
that it'd be yet another devil child killing people at
random movie, but to my great surprise, this turned
out to be a both original and creepy horror movie.
Sure, David is basically Damien from The Omen, but
he's a much creepier kid than the boy that played
Damien in The Omen remake. Anyway, I feel as if I'm
saying The Omen too much so let's just stop the
inevitable comparison there and move on with the plot.
Whisper revolves around four very friendly kidnappers
who have just kidnapped the son of a very wealthy
woman so that Max and Roxanne will be able to open
their own diner. Extreme measures, I'll say. Anyway,
the son, David, is naturally not an ordinary kid, he's
in fact the devil himself (or at least that's what
I gathered). And taking the devil to a remote cabin
in the middle of nowhere may not be such a good idea.
One by one the four friends and everyone around them
start dying under mysterious circumstances and Max
soon starts to wonder if perhaps David is the key to
it all. Yes, we have seen this before but what makes
Whisper so different is that it puts an all new and
extremely entertaining spin on the devil child concept.
Not only does it breath fresh life into the concept
(which I've never before been very fond of), but it
also gives its audience a couple of great scares.
There were even three or four times where I jumped
high out of my seat (and at one time I was even
chewing on my pillow in suspense but the details
about that are between me and my pillow). Still,
Whisper is not without its flaws though. While it's
off to a great start, the middle part of the movie
was a bit slow at times. Then there's the fact that
I hate the cast of "Lost" and I think that they
should stay in their crappy TV-show, but that's a
personal opinion and shouldn't affect my thoughts
about this movie so we'll overlook that for now.
Other than that, I have no real complaints. Whisper
is a creepy horror flick which will send shivers down
your spine and make you jump a couple of times on the
way as well. It's beautifully shot and the scenery
is breathtaking. It's really a shame that they're
sending this DTV as this is one of the better horror
flicks that the US has produced this year. And I know
that I've said it before, but it has to be said again;
THIS WAS MUCH BETTER THAN THE OMEN! (the remake).
Nothing much here.
Christmas music of course since it takes place around
the holidays. Very effective score overall. A+.
A suspenseful and chilling horror tale which will have
you on the edge of your seat. No matter how many poor
devil children movies you've seen, you won't want to
miss this as it's something out of the ordinary. It's
creepy, it's entertaining and it's got a great
atmosphere. Don't miss this one.
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