Evil Remains

Evil Remains

Starring Daniel Gillies, Jeff Davis, Clayne Crawford, Estella Warren

Directed by James Merendino

Synopsis:
Twenty years after a man murdered his parents, a group of college filmmakers travel to the house to see if its haunted by the spirit of the son, or if the son is still alive.  When they arrive they notice strange traps and noises and learn that they're not the only ones at the house.

Review:
"Evil Remains" is a conglomerate mess in which it doesn't know what it wants.  Does it want to be a ghost story?  Or a serial killer story?  Instead of answering those questions, it mixes the two together for some odd sort of hybrid in which neither subgenre is satisfied.

The acting is horrible, as the film also tries to make itself into a dramatic piece especially between bitter brothers Mark (Daniel Gillies) and Tyler (Clayne Crawford) and lesbian couple Kristy (Estella Warren) and Sharon (Ashley Scott).  Problems they have are never resolved as they're taken out in short order, by the son (who somehow lived there for twenty years with no one noticing), who is indeed not a ghost but an actual killer.  The ending itself too makes absolutely no sense, and is overall a waste of a film.

Summary:
A film that doesn't know what it wants to be, "Evil Remains" remains a horrible B-level crapfest that if you pay attention to it while watching, you'll still have no clue what's going on.

My Rating: D+