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The Death of April
USA 2013
produced by Humberto Guzman, Mirna A. Orellana, Angel Rosa, Dan LeFante (executive), Ruben Rodriguez (executive), Cesar G. Orellana (executive), Brit Godish (executive), Lucio Fernandez (executive) for MojoCreative Group
directed by Ruben Rodriguez
starring Katarina Hughes, Adam Lowder, Chelsea Clark, RayMartell Moore, Amy Rutledge, Stephanie Domini, Travis Peters, Megan Hartig, Collen Doyle, Lucio Fernandez, Leonel Ortega, Paulina Grochala, Nadia Jimenez
written by Ruben Rodriguez, music by Abdul Abad
review by Mike Haberfelner
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After finishing college, Meagan (Katarina Hughes) has just moved out
from her parents' (Stephanie Domini, Travis Peters) house all the way from
the West Coast to New York City to start work as a teacher's assistant.
And to remain in touch with her folks back home, she starts a video diary,
just to let everyone know she's alright. Though after a time, she doesn't
seem quite alright anymore, as if obsessed with something. When her best
friend from back home (Chelsea Clark) stops over, she merely hints at
believing that her home is haunted, and acts weird only occasionaly, but
when her brother Stephen (Adam Lowder) comes for a visit, she seems to
already be convinced that the spirit of April (Paulina Grochala), former
tenant of her apartment who has been brutally murdered only months before
Meagan's arrival, has never really left the place and is now requesting
her help. This leads to friction between the siblings, so much so that
they part on not exactly friendly terms - but it's only when Stephen's
gone that things start to really go off the rail ... Now ok,
I'm not the biggest fan of the found footage/mockumentary genre, and I
have to admit some of the shaky camera work in this movie was more
distracting than anything else - but that said, for the most part the
pseudo-documentarial approach and the build-up of tension worked
hand-in-hand quite beautifully - and to pretty haunting effect. And
Katarina Hughes' very natural performance carries the film really nicely,
and she's supported by a solid small ensemble to make this a cool genre
entry.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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