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My Soul to Take

  • 2010
  • R
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
21K
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My Soul to Take (2010)
A serial killer returns to his hometown to stalk seven children who share the same birthday as the date he was allegedly put to rest.
Play trailer2:34
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A serial killer returns to his hometown to stalk seven children who share the same birthday as the date he was allegedly put to rest.A serial killer returns to his hometown to stalk seven children who share the same birthday as the date he was allegedly put to rest.A serial killer returns to his hometown to stalk seven children who share the same birthday as the date he was allegedly put to rest.

  • Director
    • Wes Craven
  • Writer
    • Wes Craven
  • Stars
    • Max Thieriot
    • John Magaro
    • Denzel Whitaker
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    21K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wes Craven
    • Writer
      • Wes Craven
    • Stars
      • Max Thieriot
      • John Magaro
      • Denzel Whitaker
    • 162User reviews
    • 160Critic reviews
    • 25Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos4

    My Soul to Take
    Trailer 2:34
    Watch My Soul to Take
    My Soul To Take: May Gives Bug His Birthday Cake
    Clip 0:44
    Watch My Soul To Take: May Gives Bug His Birthday Cake
    My Soul To Take: Brittany Is Attacked By The Ripper
    Clip 1:01
    Watch My Soul To Take: Brittany Is Attacked By The Ripper
    My Soul To Take: Jeanne Baptiste Says Abel Could Have Multiple Souls
    Clip 0:45
    Watch My Soul To Take: Jeanne Baptiste Says Abel Could Have Multiple Souls

    Photos114

    Max Thieriot and John Magaro in My Soul to Take (2010)
    Max Thieriot, John Magaro, and Emily Meade in My Soul to Take (2010)
    Wes Craven, Max Thieriot, and John Magaro in My Soul to Take (2010)
    Wes Craven in My Soul to Take (2010)
    Denzel Whitaker, Max Thieriot, Nick Lashaway, and John Magaro in My Soul to Take (2010)
    John Magaro in My Soul to Take (2010)
    Emily Meade in My Soul to Take (2010)
    Max Thieriot in My Soul to Take (2010)
    Max Thieriot in My Soul to Take (2010)
    Wes Craven and Max Thieriot in My Soul to Take (2010)
    Max Thieriot and Emily Meade in My Soul to Take (2010)
    Max Thieriot and Emily Meade in My Soul to Take (2010)

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    Max Thieriot
    Max Thieriot
    • Bug
    John Magaro
    John Magaro
    • Alex
    Denzel Whitaker
    Denzel Whitaker
    • Jerome
    Zena Grey
    Zena Grey
    • Penelope
    Nick Lashaway
    Nick Lashaway
    • Brandon
    Paulina Olszynski
    Paulina Olszynski
    • Brittany
    Jeremy Chu
    Jeremy Chu
    • Jay
    Emily Meade
    Emily Meade
    • Fang
    Raúl Esparza
    Raúl Esparza
    • Abel
    Jessica Hecht
    Jessica Hecht
    • May
    Frank Grillo
    Frank Grillo
    • Paterson
    Danai Gurira
    Danai Gurira
    • Jeanne-Baptiste
    Harris Yulin
    Harris Yulin
    • Dr. Blake
    Shareeka Epps
    Shareeka Epps
    • Chandele
    Elena Hurst
    Elena Hurst
    • Maria
    Dennis Boutsikaris
    Dennis Boutsikaris
    • Principal Pratt
    Felix Solis
    Felix Solis
    • Mr. Kaiser
    Trevor St. John
    Trevor St. John
    • Lake
    • Director
      • Wes Craven
    • Writer
      • Wes Craven
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This is the first film that Wes Craven has both written and directed since New Nightmare (1994)
    • Goofs
      During the case (between Brandon and Brittany) there is a shot that shows blood on the back of Brittany's coat. This isn't possible, because she has never been attacked.
    • Quotes

      Bug: I am the condor. The Keeper of the Souls. I eat death for breakfast. I live in a house of blood and I accept that. That's all a man can do. I was ready to be arrested that night. I wasn't ready for what happened instead. Leah had told them everything and I was celebrated as a hero. Alex Dunkelman killed his stepfather, a cop, a mother, and five of the Riverton Seven. And I alone had stopped him from killing more. I didn't feel like a hero at all. But if it makes Riverton feel safe at night, I'll fake that I'm their hero. And I'll fake it good. Alex wouldn't have it any other way.

    • Connections
      Featured in Estrenos Críticos: 10/06/2011 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      PLAGUE BEARERS
      Written by Karl Buechner, Scott Crouse, Ian Edwards, Dennis Merrick and Erick Edwards

      Performed by Earth Crisis

      Courtesy of Century Media

    User reviews162

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    Featured review
    3/10
    Wes Craven hits a career low with this lame rehash of his earlier classics but none of their scares nor ingenuity
    To fans of Western horror, the name Wes Craven is something of a legend. This is the guy who created one of the most iconic characters in horror- Freddy Krueger- in the "Nightmare in Elm Street" series. This is the guy who had the smarts to turn the genre on its head and give it a new breath of fresh air in the "Scream" trilogy, and come next year, quadrology. This is the guy whose horror movies- "The Hills Have Eyes", "The Last House on the Left" and of course the "Nightmare" series- are being remade by a new breed of filmmakers eager to be the next him.

    Naturally then, the fact that "My Soul to Take" is Wes Craven's first film in five years (since 2005's "Red Eye") and first that the horror- meister has written and directed in fifteen years comes with certain expectations. Indeed, all the usual elements of a classic Wes Craven horror are present- a small town with hidden secrets from the past; a legend that is the stuff of campfire stories; and hipper-than-thou teen- speak- but unfortunately this is far from any classic. In fact, it probably qualifies as one of Wes Craven's career worst, if not the worst.

    The opening in itself is baffling. A tightly condensed prologue is meant to set up the legend of the Riverton Ripper, a family man with multiple personality disorder including a particularly murderous one that has turned him into the town serial killer. He tries to kill his pregnant wife, the police rush in and shoot him a couple of times, he wakes rather miraculously to return the favour, the police fire some more, then the ambulance crashes on the way to the hospital and he disappears. Meanwhile on that very night, seven babies are born at the hospital.

    The catch here is this- each one of his seven souls has taken over one of the babies, so one of them will eventually turn into a murderer. It's best you remember this, since the frenzied and convoluted manner Wes Craven tells the story makes it unnecessarily confusing. Fast-forward sixteen years later, when the Ripper has become the stuff of local legend, and a traditional prank played on one of them, Bug (Max Thierot), goes awry and apparently brings back the Ripper.

    Unfolding entirely over the course of one day, Craven spends the first half of the film setting up his seven characters- the hot jock (Nick Lashaway), the sweet hottie (Paulina Olszynski), the religious chick (Zena Grey), the token Asian (Jeremy Chu), the African American blind boy (Denzel Whitaker), and Max's best friend Alex (John Magaro)- before the start of the blodletting. Sadly, none of the characters are any more than cinematic stereotypes, so whichever order they eventually meet their death doesn't really matter to the audience. The same goes for Craven's clumsy writing, his attempts at witty exchanges falling awfully flat.

    By the time the Ripper comes calling, it's pretty much a case of 'too little too late'. Aside from not shying away from the gore, Craven botches any buildup to the climax by piling on the deaths too swiftly. Before any of the characters understand what is going on, they have already been off-ed or are in the process of getting off-ed. Even the extended climax done the Craven way (i.e. several characters trapped in the house with a killer in their midst a la "Scream") feels derivative and unconvincing.

    The only consolation therefore is that by the end of the movie, you won't get a headache from watching the movie in 3D, as folks in the US would have (the movie is only available in 2D here). But the real horror is that Wes Craven may have finally, after an illustrious career stretching almost 40 years, lost his horror mojo. "My Soul to Take" is a major disappointment from Craven- let's just hope he still remembers how to make an audience "Scream" next year.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 25/8
    • Filming locations
      • Connecticut, USA
    • Production companies
      • Rogue
      • Relativity Media
      • Corvus Corax Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,744,435
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,842,220
      • Oct 10, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,500,813
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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