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The Evil Gene
USA 2015
produced by
Giulia Prenna, Kathryn F. Taylor, Kaila York for Mind the GAP Productions, Flutterby Productions
directed by Kathryn F. Taylor
starring Richard Speight jr, Cameron Richardson, Lindsey Ginter, Ted Heyck, Anthony L. Fernandez, Gene Gabriel, Lindsay Ayliffe, Ned Liebl, Jon-Paul Vertuccio, James Crosby, Don Hartman, Kervens Joseph, Kruiz Mauga, Jeffrey Henderson, Suzanne Cotsakos, Craig M. Thomas, Aaron Michael Bailey, Connor Noyes, Jessica Cameron, Thom Ward, Joshua Lou Friedman, Joshua Hawks, Jonathan Scott Higgins, Brian Parada, J. Van Auken, Mark Whelan, John William Crouch, Drew Klopfer
written by Kathryn F. Taylor, music by Aaron Keane
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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Science has discovered a usually recessive gene that explains why some
people are totally ruthless and murder remorselessly - pretty much the
"evil gene". And in a top secret penitentiary, doctor Mobley
(Craig M. Thomas) and associates try to develop some medication to control
that evil gene and thus have been given a few death row inmates as labrats
... that is, until the good doctor shoots himself in the head. The FBI
sends in one of its agents, Griff (Richard Speight jr) to investigate the
death as there are some questions left unanswered about this
"suicide", and once Griff starts looking for clues, he finds
more questions than answers, plus he is met with open disdain by most of
the staff, especially the warden (Lindsey Ginter). But he does find
associates in Dr Mobley's assistant Dana (Cameron Richardson) and in
prison priest Father Warren (Ted Heyck), even if the latter tries to
persuade him demons are at work at the prison. But Griff has plenty of
demons of his own, like his brother killing his whole family and then
himself - a brother who comes to haunt him to this day. So that, his
addiction to antidepressants, and the very depressing atmosphere of the
place as such do their work on him and slowly cause him to break - and the
result of this is a whole lot less than desirable ... Even if
the scientific premise of The Evil Gene seems slightly ridiculous,
the movie manages to milk a very interesting and tense story out of it,
populated by colourful characters, most of them broken in one way or
another, and all of this is carried by a directorial effort that's heavy
on atmosphere, and first class pacing that has all the action, the moody
bits, and the shocks and suspense in all the right places. Totally worth
a look!
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