The Evading (2007) (V)

User Rating:

1.6/10   

Director:

Rick L. Winters

Writer:

Rick L. Winters (writer)

Release Date:

11 June 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

It's coming for you ...

Plot:

It is said in heaven above there is a book that holds the time line every human will spend on earth...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Evading | Shadow People | Reaper

Cast

Jason Adkins	...	Goliath
Olivia Alsept-Ellis	...	Karla
Bob Bishop	...	IT
Bob Bishop III	...	Doctor
Ricky Leroy Bodkin	...	Bum
Scott Caster	...	David
George Dunn	...	Dr. Apple
Renee Gilbert	...	Domonique
Akbar Kedear	...	Abraham
Dixi Lee	...	Mieko
Patrick Mackay	...	Tim
Hilary Mawindi	...	Dr. Mackey
Kathleen McKenzie	...	Female Detective
Danette Meline	...	Karla's Mother
D'Angelo Midili	...	Billy Rocket
Robert Northwick	...	Junkie
Brittany Quist	...	Mary
Jonathan Reis	...	Father Fargozi
Eric Riedmann	...	Karl
Eric Riedmann	...	Karl
Darlene Sellers	...	Jackie
Mara Stevë	...	Heaven's Gate Member
Eric Stevens	...	Josh Carter
Clint Tibbits	...	Luke
Willis Tushkahoma	...	Karla's Father
Gary Watson	...	Male Detective

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo (RCA Sound System) | Dolby SR (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Annodam Productions

Trivia:

Brittany Quist had to lie on an icy cold cement floor for several hours during the shooting of some of her final scenes. Heating pads, blankets, hair dryers, and cups of hot coffee were used to try to keep her warm.

Could have been a decent film, but...

This film could have had so much going for it, but the silly twist and poor acting ruined it. Normally I would just give this film a 1 or 2 and be done with it, but the plot was interesting. Now, on to the bad stuff...

The filming looked like something shot in a Super 8, everything was all washed out and grainy, while the cut scenes were over-used and abused. Special effects were also overly abused and you'll find yourself growing tired of them over time, especially the whole drippy-black spirit character. Sound is poor, appearing to be shot with a tin-can mic. Finally, the acting was just so over done it was ridiculous. The actors seemed to think they were performing in some type of stage play instead of on film, sometimes yelling their parts and always massively over-doing it.

I really wanted to like this film, but all seemed to be lost in so many different ways. The story isn't thread-bare, it's just lost in poor production.