Talk to Me

Sorry, but this film died under its sophisticated premise. You are warned.

Though this is a horror movie that has won a lot of praise, I spent the entire film hoping to be repeatedly scared. It didn’t happen.

Aussie teens Mia (Sophie Wilde) and Jade (Alexandra Jensen) attend a party with Jade’s brother Riley (Joe Bird). They take part in a frenzy that involves grasping a ceramic severed hand. After saying “Talk to me”, dead people are given access to their bodies.

Things go terribly wrong when the spirits stay longer than a set time limit. Riley is physically brutalized to the edge of death and Mia becomes haunted by her dead mother who allegedly committed suicide two years earlier.

And there you have the film. Despite some great acting, it failed to gain any cinematic traction. Despite some warm reviews, I left the theatre feeling that I flunked the bar exam after 3 years of Law School.