A group of deeply troubled teens take part in an experimental "humanizing" program once they are all sedated. It's a means of facing the horrid evil that plagues their delusional fantasies, using serial killer, Molly(Erin Karpluk)as the catalyst. The program seems to hinge on how Molly reacts to the virtual world created once they together are induced in a deep sleep. The terrifying element is that the evil inside Molly indeed separates and for the first time she is normal without the evil. But, the birthright and genes of being a descendant of Jack the Ripper wish to reunite with Molly and it is represented by a hulking figure covered with a giant Grim Reaper-esquire cloak. Each member who participated in the program are being annihilated by the evil manifestation within the dream state and when you are killed in this realm, you die in reality. Will Molly be able to deny the evil which wants to reconnect? The doctor behind this project, with all it's flaws, is Samuel Wiesser(Richard Bremmer)who honestly believes he can remove what ills those who are not normal members of society.
The flick basically rips off A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET with a cloaked Ripper in place of Freddy absent the goofy macabre wisecracks. The film is ambitious enough, but doesn't have the budget or smarts to hold together. The premise, though, comes off rather silly and confusing. It's not gory enough and the ending really only fuels the incoherency of the whole picture. The film is just too herky-jerky for it's own good. Does have atmosphere to spare, but that's pretty much it.
The flick basically rips off A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET with a cloaked Ripper in place of Freddy absent the goofy macabre wisecracks. The film is ambitious enough, but doesn't have the budget or smarts to hold together. The premise, though, comes off rather silly and confusing. It's not gory enough and the ending really only fuels the incoherency of the whole picture. The film is just too herky-jerky for it's own good. Does have atmosphere to spare, but that's pretty much it.