What would you do to bring back a loved one from the dead? If you answered "ANYTHING" then this movie will have you constantly aggravated.
The protagonist of this movie is absolutely unbearable. She has the chance to bring back her child, but squanders the opportunity due to cowardice, entitlement, and ultimately selfishness.
Think of the movie Taken, where Liam Neeson has to infiltrate a human trafficking ring to get his daughter home safely. Now imagine instead he just has to play a game of Uno (and he doesn't even have to win, just play) but he ends up rage quitting halfway through because the guy next to him keeps playing Skip cards and Liam is fed up with it. That is essentially what this gal did.
Here is the list of tasks she must complete to resurrect the innocent child she allowed to perish whilst she was high on drugs.
1. Take 3 days off work. She clearly was up for Employee of the Month and didn't want to jeopardize that.
2. Sit in a circle. I get it, sitting with your legs criss cross applesauce can be rather uncomfortable.
3. Repeat words. What human would want to mirror a parrot without the benefit of being perched on a pirate's shoulder?
4. Consume yucky stuff. I mean, sure, people have eaten things 10 times nastier in Round 2 of Fear Factor for the chance of winning $50k, but can you put a price on your child's life? Apparently yes, and it's less than $50k.
5. Reward another grieving parent with this same blessing. Spreading kindness is not all its built up to be. Afterwards, you have to deal with tears of joy and feeling whole inside for the first time in your life.
Look, maybe there was more to her sacrifice, but if that's the case then it wasn't made clear. As things stand, the list of things she had to do was easier than a Sorority House scavenger hunt. I would have gone through her list just to get the AC fixed on my 2008 Mercury Sable.
Perhaps the point of the story is that a former drug addict can never redeem themselves, or a bad parent will always be unfit. Even if that is the case, her selfishness just overcomes everything else in the film and you'll focus on that alone. That ruined the entire movie for me... and oh yeah, the audio levels are way off balance. Positives? The main guy helping her was a really good actor, the special effects were spot on, and the jarring score was effective.
The protagonist of this movie is absolutely unbearable. She has the chance to bring back her child, but squanders the opportunity due to cowardice, entitlement, and ultimately selfishness.
Think of the movie Taken, where Liam Neeson has to infiltrate a human trafficking ring to get his daughter home safely. Now imagine instead he just has to play a game of Uno (and he doesn't even have to win, just play) but he ends up rage quitting halfway through because the guy next to him keeps playing Skip cards and Liam is fed up with it. That is essentially what this gal did.
Here is the list of tasks she must complete to resurrect the innocent child she allowed to perish whilst she was high on drugs.
1. Take 3 days off work. She clearly was up for Employee of the Month and didn't want to jeopardize that.
2. Sit in a circle. I get it, sitting with your legs criss cross applesauce can be rather uncomfortable.
3. Repeat words. What human would want to mirror a parrot without the benefit of being perched on a pirate's shoulder?
4. Consume yucky stuff. I mean, sure, people have eaten things 10 times nastier in Round 2 of Fear Factor for the chance of winning $50k, but can you put a price on your child's life? Apparently yes, and it's less than $50k.
5. Reward another grieving parent with this same blessing. Spreading kindness is not all its built up to be. Afterwards, you have to deal with tears of joy and feeling whole inside for the first time in your life.
Look, maybe there was more to her sacrifice, but if that's the case then it wasn't made clear. As things stand, the list of things she had to do was easier than a Sorority House scavenger hunt. I would have gone through her list just to get the AC fixed on my 2008 Mercury Sable.
Perhaps the point of the story is that a former drug addict can never redeem themselves, or a bad parent will always be unfit. Even if that is the case, her selfishness just overcomes everything else in the film and you'll focus on that alone. That ruined the entire movie for me... and oh yeah, the audio levels are way off balance. Positives? The main guy helping her was a really good actor, the special effects were spot on, and the jarring score was effective.