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7.8/10   8 votes
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Director:
Shannon Hile
Writers:
Richard Eden (writer)
Shannon Hile (writer)
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Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
Eight people trapped by one man's demons.
Plot:
Matt Garret has a drinking problem. Friends and Family have gathered for his intervention. But what if his problem is not an addiction? But instead... an evil manifestation. | full synopsis
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Great psychological horror movie more (1 total)

Cast

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Dwier Brown ... Matthew Garret

Thomas Crawford ... David Shelton

Richard Eden ... Tom
Cynthia Gates Fujikawa ... Margaret Shelton
Kamala Lopez ... Rachel (as Kamala Lopez-Dawson)

Cody McMains ... Boy
Raymond O'Connor ... Norman Gardy

David Orr ... Charles Moore

Scott Paulin ... Priest
Patricia Place ... Rose
Laurie Prange ... Abbey
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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Think Pictures more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Great psychological horror movie, 3 March 2008
8/10
Author: bullshjones from United States

I was invited to a screening of this film and my expectations were high because I love horror movies. When I say that, I don't mean a guy in a silly mask who jumps out with a knife while arrhythmic notes are banged on a synthesizer, what I am talking about is psychological horror movies. Films that creep you out and make you uncomfortable in your own skin. Movies that cause you to turn on all the lights in an empty house and sleep with a bible even though you haven't been to church in years.

To give you the criteria for my rating, I consider one of the greatest movies ever made in this genre to be Rosemary's Baby. That's a 10. That being said, I gave The Intervention an 8.

I won't say too much about the plot or include any spoilers because that always annoys me. I will say that the story was well written, engaging and original. I enjoyed the performances, especially by Richard Eden who plays a fascinating & complex slow burn character. The guy has a great on screen presence and a cool voice. Also impressive was Shannon Hile's direction. I was shocked to find out that she was a first time director, she deals with tricky subject material that in lesser hands could have gone horribly awry. Thankfully she had the trust in her actors, faith in the material and the patience to allow the story to unfold and play out.

Definitely worth seeing.

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