Messages (2007)

In England, the American pathologist Dr. Richard Murray still grieves the death of his wife Carol eight months ago in a car crash. He is drinking too much whiskey due to his guilty complex ... See full summary »

Director:

David Fairman

Writers:

Wayne Kinsey, Ivan Levene

Stars:

Jeff Fahey, Kim Thomson, Jon-Paul Gates

Cast

Credited cast:
Jeff Fahey	...	Dr. Richard Murray
Kim Thomson	...	Frances Beale
Jon-Paul Gates	...	Father Randall
Martin Kove	...	DCI Collins
Bruce Payne	...	Dr. Robert Golding
Geraldine Alexander	...	Carol
Eileen Daly	...	Denise
Samia Rida	...	Julie French
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Aherne	...	Middle-aged Driver
Alice Bird	...	Mary
Frida Farrell	...	Nicole
Fiona Goodwin	...	Rebecca
Laura Hypponen	...	Upset Nurse
Marysia Kay	...	Woman in Taxi
Vee Mahoney	...	Beautiful victim

Storyline

In England, the American pathologist Dr. Richard Murray still grieves the death of his wife Carol eight months ago in a car crash. He is drinking too much whiskey due to his guilty complex since he had a love affair with a woman when Carol left home, and he has frequent blackouts, forgetting what he has done in the previous drinking night. Meanwhile a serial-killer is attacking women in the location, and the experienced American cop DCI Collins and the psychologist Frances Beale are invited to help the local police in the investigations. When Dr. Murray receives messages from beyond, he meets his friend Father Randall seeking spiritual support and explanation.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Grosvenor Films Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 June 2007 (UK)

Also Known As:

Aorato stigma

Filming Locations:

Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grosvenor Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to 'Wayne Kinsey' the scriptwriter the director heavily altered the script (source: Wayne Kinsey's book "Hammer Unsung Heroes".)

User Reviews

Flawed, Inconsistent and Incoherent Mess

In England, the American pathologist Dr. Richard Murray (Jeff Fahey) still grieves the death of his wife Carol (Geraldine Alexander) eight months ago in a car crash. He is drinking too much whiskey due to his guilty complex since he had a love affair with a woman when Carol left home, and he has frequent blackouts, forgetting what he has done in the previous drinking night. Meanwhile a serial-killer is attacking women in the location, and the experienced American cop DCI Collins (Martin Kove) and the psychologist Frances Beale (Kim Thomson) are invited to help the local police in the investigations. When Dr. Murray receives messages from beyond, he meets his friend Father Randall (Jon-Paul Gates) seeking spiritual support and explanation.

"Messages" is the type of promising B-movie that is wasted due to a flawed, inconsistent and incoherent story, badly developed screenplay and terrible direction. For example, the pretentious Collins is an awful character and why would the British police asks for help to such a jerk? If the spirits could help the living, why Carol has not stopped the serial-killer in the very beginning of his crimes? The identity of the serial-killer is a silly twist and the character in a terrible collection of clichés. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "Mensagens do Além" (Messages From Beyond")