Beyond (II) (2012)
7/10
DROP THE BOY!
20 August 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Seven year old Amy (Chloe Lesslie) goes missing from her room. The film makes you believe you are watching "Poltergeist" but then shifts gears to a crime/drama mystery...except it keeps coming back to that Poltergeist thing. The ransom note wants 2 million dollars.

The main characters:

John (Jon Voight) is the main investigating police officer. He is near retirement. He has a haunting dream of a past case.

Jim (Ben Crowley) is the "shallow" father. He had an affair. He was a former prosecutor who put a lot of people in jail. His main suspect died 3 years ago in prison.

Sarah (Teri Polo) is the mother. She has recently filed for divorce and doesn't trust Jim or the babysitter. Her brother Jack (Dermot Mulroney) is the chief of police and John's boss. He has financial problems.

Meagan (Skyler Shaye) is the babysitter who was very close to Amy. She lied about being home when Amy was kidnapped, although her alibi checks out as she was in a bar with...

Farley (Julian Morris) is a TV psychic and friend of Amy. He has visions of Amy, but he is not as convincing as Zelda Rubinstein, but then who is?. He butts into the investigation.

The kidnapper also seems to have access to the house as if it was an inside job. There are plenty of suspects as well as the supernatural aspect.

The film is a fairly decent B thriller, although there was room for improvement as the actors pretty much just read their lines. The film appears to be low budget with not much action.

PARENTAL GUIDE: No sex or nudity, or F-bombs that I recall.
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