The Presence (2010)
In this darkly romantic ghost story, a woman travels to an isolated cabin where she is stalked by an apparition who inhabits her space as his own. With the unexpected arrival of the woman’s boyfriend, the dark spirit’s haunting grows obsessive. Soon the woman begins to exhibit weirdly irrational behavior as the thin line between sanity and possession begins to unravel. Is she battling her inner demons, or is a much darker presence threatening them all?
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I wanted to but couldn't!
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
So to start I would like to say even though it's a little different it kind of works the film is well done in many ways but also a little silly that being said I think it worked. I did like there was no talking in the opening few minutes set the tempo and the acting was OK for the most part, it's a different kind of ghost story but still done well.
This is perhaps one of the best films I have ever seen. Being a very 'wordy' person, I find it beyond amazing to see how much Shane West could draw out the character and personality of the 'ghost' without uttering a word. He acts with every inch of his body and displays emotions on his face and in his eyes better than most who have words to further their objective. To say he is talented is a gross understatement.I was well pleased with all the actors and the way they were able to interpret their role. I particularly liked Justin Kirk's portrayal of the man. He was warm, supportive and loving toward the woman,even when she was quite literally coming apart at her mental and emotional seams.The freedom to interpret just what the ghost and the man in black represent adds dimension to the film in a way not seen often in the horror genre. The actions of the ghost in the closing minutes of the film give teeth to an already difficult role to portray. Learning the decisions he made and the effect those decisions had on the outcome is gratifying, especially if you are one that finds certain satisfaction from knowing you were able to unravel the plot as the film developed.I would recommend this film to anyone who enjoys a film that makes you think and will most definitely watch it again. The absence of dialog in so much of the film creates a challenge to the viewer to know the characters well and pay close attention to every small detail. Those cumulative details build a story you will not be disappointed in from professionals whom you will admire more highly by the end of the film.
A writer (Mira Sorvino) comes to an isolated cabin in an island that belonged to her father to spend some time writing a book. But there is a ghost (Shane West) trapped in the house stalking her all the time. Out of the blue, her fiancé (Justin Kirk) arrives in the island and proposes her to get married with him. However, the unstable woman has a trauma from her past since she was abused by her father and she does not intend to raise a family of her own. But there is also an evil spirit (Tony Curran) in the cabin influencing her decisions and driving her crazy with an irrational behavior. Further, the fiend tries to persuade her to kill her fiancée. But an angel (Deobia Oparei) saves not only the couple, but also the soul of the ghost. "The Presence" is a weird and uneven film, with good points but also with flaws and fake reviews in IMDb promoting the film."The Presence" begins with a music score that is a rip-off of "Twilight Zone" and wonderful location and cinematography. Then the film is very boring, and nothing happens with Mira Sorvino and Shane West stalking her in silence for maybe twenty minutes in a lonely cabin. When her fiancé comes to island, the viewer leans that the character of Mira Sorvino is a troubled woman that was sexually abused by her father when she was a child in the cabin. Therefore there is a huge inconsistency: why she likes to spend time alone in a place with so awful recollections? The rest of the film is interesting, with the fight between good and evil and the appearance of the black angel to save the woman and her fiancé from the fiend. But why that place is a sort of limbo is never explained in the story. My vote is six. Title (Brazil): "A Presença" ("The Presence")
No matter how bored you are, this movie will make you even more bored. You'll have to watch 18 minutes in to actually hear someone speak. Some movies are quiet in a good way, this one just plainly sucks. How it can call itself a horror film stuns me, since you have non - whatsoever empathy for the characters.The only thing that is good about this movie is the Shane Wests (the, I guess, ghost?) make up and acting, but that gets destroyed since he doesn't do or say anything! At one point he screams, and since this is so uneventful, I am now wondering if that is a spoiler.Don't watch this. It's so bad that it isn't even fun. You will regret it.