Written and directed by David S. Goyer. Starring Odette Annable, Cam Gigandet, Gary Oldman, Idris Elba, Meagan Good, Jane Alexander, Atticus Shaffer, James Remar and Carla Gugino.
Plot: a college student is tormented by nightmares of a frightening little boy.
College student, Casey (Annable), is having terrifying dreams about a creepy little boy. Then, she goes to her babysitting job and the boy she cares for, Matty (Shaffer), has an “episode”, hits her with a mirror and proclaims, “Jumby wants to be born now.” In Casey’s corner are her best friend, Romy (Good), who is loyal, but semi-superstitious and strange, her boyfriend Mark (Gigandet), who would obviously kill for her and a father, Gordon (Remar), who is keeping something terrible from her. Her mother, Janet (Gugino), has unfortunately been dead for some time.
After one of Casey’s eyes begins to change color, she goes to see a doctor that informs her that she was a twin. Upon hearing this news she goes back to her father demanding answers and he tells her the whole truth. When she was still in her mother’s womb, her cord got wrapped around her twin brother’s neck and he died. Realizing that this is what may have driven her mother a little crazy, she goes through her mother’s belongings and finds the name Sofi Kozma (Alexander). When she visits Sofi in an old folk’s home, Sofi informs her that she too, was a twin. Her and her brother Barto were in Aucshwitz as children and they were experimented on. Barto died due to the experiments, but two days later he came back, but he wasn’t her Barto anymore. He was a dybbuk, a spirit trapped between worlds and barred from heaven.
Now apparently the dybbuk has returned. It initially wanted Casey’s twin, but now everyone thinks it wants Casey instead. Enter a rabbi (Oldman) and a priest (Elba) and you’ve got yourself a pretty solid movie. The movie was original, realistic and had excellent special effects, but the rules were very bad. We wish that their faiths had protected them more. That the dybbuk hadn’t been so much stronger than everything else. However, we still really enjoyed this nice little feature and bonus: there is plenty of eye candy for both gentlemen and ladies.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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