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Joshua Leibner (writer)
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Her visions are beyond your worst fears...
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The story follows Danika, a woman whose fears for her children are manifested in premonitions of death and disaster. Bierko plays Tomei's husband, while Hall is her psychiatrist and confidant. full summary | add synopsis
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An Impressive Thriller
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Marisa Tomei | ... | Danika Merrick |
 | Hannah Marks | ... | Lizzie Geralds |
 | Guy Camilleri | ... | Man |
 | Akuyoe Graham | ... | Patricia Guilford |
 | Ori Pfeffer | ... | Bank Robber #1 |
 | Jeffrey Nicholas Brown | ... | Bank Robber #2 (as Jeffrey Brown) |
 | Craig Bierko | ... | Randy Merrick |
 | Kyle Gallner | ... | Kurt Merrick |
 | Nicki Prian | ... | Lauren (as Nicky Prian) |
 | Ridge Canipe | ... | Brian Merrick |
 | Regina Hall | ... | Evelyn Harris |
 | Jacqueline Piñol | ... | Nanny |
| James Avery | ... | Teddy Johnson |
 | Tanya Linette Smith | ... | Sales Lady |
 | John Ducey | ... | TV Anchorman |
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Rated R for violence, language, some sexual content and a scene of drug use.
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USA:79 min
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Craig Bierko joined the cast the day before shooting began, replacing the original actor cast as Randy.
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Errors in geography: The movie is set in Baltimore, but in several scenes Los Angeles signage can be seen, including a billboard with an 818 area code.
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References History of the World: Part I (1981)
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Black Dirt
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Relatively new cinematic team of director Ariel Vromen and writer Joshua Leibner pounce onto the scene with a surprisingly fine little film that has basically gone unnoticed. DANIKA is a story that demands the viewer's careful attention and rewards that attention with a finely wrought surprise ending. This is a tough movie to review: almost anything that is said about it diminishes the impact of a fresh look.
Danika (the superb and grossly underused actress Marisa Tomei) is a beautiful, well-dressed successful professional woman, loved by her husband Randy (Craig Bierko) and her children Kurt (Kyle Gallner), Lauren (Nicki Prian) and Brian (Ridge Canipe). Yet even from the opening scenes we can tell something is amiss: Danika 'sees' disturbing things, terrifying events and people that alter her attention to her job and her family. She visits a young psychiatrist Evelyn (Regina Hall) who becomes her confidant - the only person who accepts that Danika is witnessing disturbing sights. A mixture of critical pieces of disastrous events flash before Danika's eyes as well as flashbacks to some years back when her children were young. Danika overcompensates for her fears by being an overprotective mother, an unfortunate trait that begins to fracture her family.
The pace of the film changes to rapid fire events as the reasons for Danika's visions become clear: we finally see just what made this brilliant and strong woman the victim of a terrified and disturbed psyche and the manner in which each of the characters in the story impacts this discovery is well-illuminated. The surprise ending scene is a stunner and one that will haunt the viewer.
Marisa Tomei makes this very difficult, well-written role completely believable. She is an actress of enormous gifts. Likewise the remainder of the cast offers such fine ensemble work that credit must be given director Ariel Vromen for being a young talent on the rise. Yes, there are some portions of the film that beg credibility but then that is what delusional thinking is about. This is a tight little film that deserves attention. Grady Harp