Don Faithful

This is a psychological thriller or mystery containing many aspects of a ghost story. The viewer has to decide whether some kind of ghost of demonic force is involved in the events. The main character could be suffering from a dissassociative identity disorder; perhaps he is haunted by the spirit of a murderer; perchance both. I think the team really pulled it off. The bloodiness is fairly tame by today's standards. There was one brief sex scene - which coincidentally triggered the main character's decent into darkness or madness - again fairly tame. I loved how the background sound became percussive at certain points although I don't know if others would notice this. I felt drawn into the movie by the dark, dimly lit scenes, the viscerally evocative motifs - for instance, a big mysterious hole at the back of the house.

It is a good time waster. The story is simple and straightforward. There aren't a whole lot of special effects. It is a show you can watch with your mom. No steamy scenes. No blood. The ending is okay. I personally didn't get bored at all. It is definitely not a 5 star movie. Come on, let's be realistic. But it is a serious effort and contribution to the genre.

It's like Body Snatchers but with white people instead of aliens. And yes, I felt all sorts of layers in the story-line such as the lived experience of colonization. I found lots of physical, racial, and sexual tension. It's a horror movie that is well worth watching.