Visible Scars (2012)

Seventeen years ago, Mike Gillis killed a new mother of twin girls and took the babies to a house in the woods, claiming them as his own to appease his wife's desire for kids. After Mike ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Turke

Writers:

Thomas L. Ferguson (screenplay), Richard Turke (screenplay)

Stars:

Jillian Murray, Tom Sizemore, Hanna Hall

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jillian Murray	...	Stacy Walker
Tom Sizemore	...	Mike Gillis
Hanna Hall	...	Becky Comfort
Deja Kreutzberg	...	Kelly Strobe
Dave Parke	...	Detective Black
Timothy Ryan Cole	...	Chris Watson
Jonas Fisch	...	Brad Samson
Carol Abney	...	Claudia Gillis
Obaka Adedunyo	...	Detective Burke
Alix Angelis	...	Casey
Kris Angelis	...	Cathy
Eliot Schwartz	...	Deputy Jim (as Eliot Benjamin)
Curt Bonnem	...	Doctor
Kevin Brief	...	Park Ranger Phil
Skyler Caleb	...	Jones

Storyline

Seventeen years ago, Mike Gillis killed a new mother of twin girls and took the babies to a house in the woods, claiming them as his own to appease his wife's desire for kids. After Mike committed multiple murders over seven years to "protect" the growing girls locked in the basement, even finally killing his wife, one day a fire in the house causes it to collapse on Mike and the twins. In present day, Stacy Walker flees to her uncle's old secluded cabin in those same woods to escape her abusive boyfriend. Once there, her head begins to clear and she feels free to be with her thoughts. That first night she is haunted by the ghosts of the little girls crying for their mother. Meanwhile, Detective Black is investigating the 17-year-old case of the twins' disappearance and their mother's murder. The cold trail suddenly turns warm when the case leads to the same secluded mountainous region where Stacy has escaped. As Stacy is beginning to figure out her life, as well as trying to unravel ...

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Before my time
Written by The whiskey saints
Performed by The whiskey saints

User Reviews

Well... I Am Visibly Scarred After Watching This.

WOW! This film is rather difficult to review. It was also rather difficult to watch. Before I begin listing the numerous negatives, I'll start by saying that at least VISIBLE SCARS kept me watching until the very end. This is partly due to the fact that the main character and her best friend are rather easy on the eye and there's also a rather cute, albeit annoying, hippie chick. It's also partly due to the fact that I respect Tom Sizemore (Heart & Souls, Natural Born Killers, Saving Private Ryan, True Romance) and I was desperately trying to understand his motives for lending his name to this seemingly low-grade nonsense. He must've owed someone a favour.

The opening scene gripped me mildly and I was hoping to be gripped tighter as the film went on. Alas, the B-grade acting failed to improve, the plot was all over the place, the death sequences were pathetic and (without spoiling anything) the less said about the ending, the better. By the halfway mark I began to ask myself why I hadn't turned it off yet. It's mainly because I still wasn't sure where they were going with the plot. Unfortunately I don't mean that in a good way. Even though I was rooting for the end credits to roll, during the final 30 seconds I found myself thinking, "The credits better NOT be about to roll... because if they are... this film went absolutely nowhere!" Then the end credits rolled.

To sum up, VISIBLE SCARS is an atrociously acted, shoddily scripted, mindless mess that begins and ends nowhere. I can't explain my reasons for rating it 4/10 as opposed to 1/10 without adding a spoiler alert. Needless to say I'm being VERY generous. Don't bother watching it unless you're a huge fan of bad horror flicks and you're totally desperate. Watch Guillermo del Toro's MAMA instead.

Check out my IMDb List for some better suggestions. "HORROR/THRILLER: Obscure, Overlooked & Underrated" http://www.imdb.com/list/8QFZ78e4Ar8/ :)

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 May 2014 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Cicatrices visibles

Filming Locations:

San Bernardino, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1