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VooDoo
USA 2016
produced by
Tom Costabile for Hypercube Films, Agenda Avenue Productions
directed by Tom Costabile
starring Samantha Stewart, Ruth Reynolds, Dominic Matteucci, Daniel Kozul, Constance Strickland, Nicole DeMaria, Courteney Winter, Jared Degado, Jennifer Buttell, Timothy Patrick O'Neill, Lavelle Roby, Ron Jeremy, Richard Kray, Kate McCullough, Aurora Featherstone, Alec Justin Henderson, Ed Warner, Danny Ortega, Eric Manuel, Jeff Manuel, Scott Bird, Alexandra DeMartini, Drew Moore, Pierson Ryan, Russell Gielish, Rachel Kylian, Taylor Goss, Marina Adamonis, Tia Bean, Virgil Stewart, Benjamin D. Ploughman, Chelsea Wilder, Erin Nordic, Stephan Saedifar, Mike DeLuca jr, Bryan Boone
written by Tom Costabile, music by Michael Boito
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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Dani (Samantha Stewart) has just come to LA to visit her cousin and BFF
Stacy (Ruth Reynolds) after a messed up relationship, and for her, the
typical country bumpkin, things couldn't be any greater: She visits all
the touristy places and the beach, gets into cool clubs thanks to Stacy,
and is even chatted up by Ron Jeremy (playing himself) - and she at least
almost finds new love in one of Stacy's friends. There is one thing
though, Serafine (Constance Strickland), the wife of Dani's ex, was
actually into voodoo and has out a curse on Dani, something that kind of
freaks her out even if she knows she ought to know better, not being a
superstitious person. But then she starts to hear things, see things - and
eventually she finds herself in hell, and if she thinks this can't be
worse than her worst nightmares, she ought to think again ... VooDoo
is a very clever little movie that does its best to lull the audience in
false security for a while while setting up characters and giving the
story some drive - to for the second half pretty much literally throw its
protagonist into hell, where she's to witness and/or experience all sorts
of violence and depravity, including stomach branding, rape, murder,
mutilation, and quite a few things better kept in the dark. Now the film
was quite obviously not made on the highest of budgets, so don't expect a
firework of special effects when going to hell - but that helps the movie,
too, as the lack of surplus spectacle gives greater effect to what's
actually happening, makes it more shocking. And of course, a likeable and
competent key cast help bring the movie's point across, too. Definitely
worth a watch, just be prepared to be freaked out a bit!
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