{"id":1451,"date":"2014-09-16T19:18:59","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T00:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intheaudience.net\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2014-09-16T19:18:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T00:18:59","slug":"the-device-2014-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/intheaudience.net\/?p=1451","title":{"rendered":"The Device (2014) – Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The Device”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Abby and Rebecca are sisters who have been estranged since a fight they had as teenagers, leading\u00a0to an event that\u00a0changed both of them. \u00a0Trying to rebuild their relationship, they return to\u00a0their family cabin,\u00a0spread their mother’s ashes, and\u00a0hope to start over. \u00a0The\u00a0ladies\u00a0find some wreckage in the woods when Abby follows Rebecca who has wandered off. \u00a0In the midst of that wreckage is a mysterious device.<\/p>\n

This is a beautifully paced independent sci fi\/thriller. \u00a0Right away the audience is able to feel the awkward tension of uncertainty and unshared secrets between the 3 primary characters, \u00a0Abby, Calvin, and Rebecca. \u00a0 The dialogue and chemistry among the cast builds and maintains\u00a0an edgy feeling throughout, though the reason for that evolves with the story and each person is affected by the device in different ways.. \u00a0The special effects are subtle, haunting, and very effective, leaving the audience wondering if the events happening are real or dream.<\/p>\n

The style is very character and dialogue driven and the cast is more than capable of engaging the audience and carrying this type of story. \u00a0Angela DiMarco, is Abby, a young woman with who enjoys her life with her fiancee and is trying to repair her relationship with her sister, but is unable to face some very hard discoveries\u00a0which leads to many of her perceived truths to unravel. \u00a0David Hogan, is Calvin, Abby’s fiancee, wanting to help Abby and her sister reconcile, wanting to be accepted and liked by Abby’s family. \u00a0At first his character seems almost redundant, it’s a credit to how well written and cast this film is that Calvin is so successfully such\u00a0very creepy character, yet one with whom the audience can\u00a0easily empathize. And Kate Alden, is Rebecca, Abby’s sister, whose wounds run far deeper and more surreal than Abby is capable of accepting.<\/p>\n

Although I really enjoyed the slow and steady build of suspension, and I thought the ending was well planned, set up, and executed, I thought the climax was a bit subtle. \u00a0I realize and appreciate that the filmmakers were not going for ostentatious, but an extra bell or whistle would have been nice. \u00a0Not necessary, strictly speaking, but nice.<\/p>\n

I completely enjoyed this film and recommend watching it if you have the opportunity.<\/p>\n

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