The Evading (2007) (V)

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 | Shadow People | Evading | 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:

The scenes shot in the Seattle Underground were slightly impeded due to the pervasive smell of dead and rotting rats. The smokiness in the scene was from the large amount of incense being burned to cover the smell. Thankfully, the smoke added a desirable atmosphere to the scene, and was left in.

Seattle Brand "Indie" Horror...

Seattle might be the perfect location to base a horror film. The gloomy over-cast and always present threat of rain makes it an eerie place to begin with, and director Rick Winters takes full advantage of this. "The Evading" begins like many others, setting up a horrific event that has haunted the main character, then introducing a new chain of circumstances in which he must figure out and adjust to. The story is solid and quite refreshing at times, as this is not your typical "Indie" type film, and it brings a certain thought provoking element that is not often explored in this genre. I enjoyed the introduction of the secondary characters and how they are inevitably thrust together for a common cause. Thanks to a well crafted lighting scheme and sensational cinematography, "The Evading" can be down right unsettling... My biggest problem with the film, was the inconsistent acting, where half of the cast does a phenomenal job and the others are quite stiff. This certainly takes away from an otherwise good story. Another issue was with the rather "Wizard of Oz-ish" ending, which we've all seen before and did not need to be present here. Over-all, "The Evading" is a decent film to check out, and I look forward to seeing more Seattle "Indie" horror in the future.