Driving home from her birthday party, Mary (SarahLydia Sophia) runs over a teenaged boy (Alex Keever) - or thinks she has run over a boy, as she can't find a body, there isn't a dent in the front of her car, and her brother Joe (Paris Dylan), who has been in the car with her, didn't feel any impact. However, this experience has traumatized Mary, she refuses to drive from now on, has terrible nightmares, and ever so often thinks she sees the boy she has run over in her peripheral view. Thing is, in her nightmares she sometimes sees dead bodies at the exact location where they were found, without prior knowledge about any of these deaths. Sure, she's in treatment, but her doctor (Eric Roberts) is really more interested in his golf handicap than in actually helping her, and just prescribes her a crazy amount of medication that does little to cure her condition. And that she loses her job, her parents (Roy Abramsohn, Maria Pinsent) separate during all of this, and her mother just can't come to terms with her being lesbian of course doesn't help at all, either. Then rather by chance she stumbles upon Dr. Cyrus's (Dar Dixon) holistic clinic and decides to give it a try. The good doctor might be a bit too bible-bound for Mary, and his methods are weird for sure, but they really start to help, as does his calm presence and his talents as a listener. Plus, since she's out of job and low on money, he lets her pay her due by doing some gardening for him. Soon Mary's nightmares subside, and when she sees the boy she thinks she has run over, she tries to confront rather than run away from him - unsuccessfully though. Then though she finds a photo of the doctor's deceased son, and it's the very boy she has run over ...

A very unusual blend of character study, horror and supernatural mystery that's all the more compelling for it, as writer/director Paris Dylan makes a good job of rooting the film in reality, and going for a moody, slowburn approach actually creates some really chilling scenes while some great locations sure help creating great visuals. And a relatable ensemble cast surrounding a strong performance by SarahLydia Sophia help make this a quite enjoyable but also pretty memorable movie.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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