Rent The Presence (2010)
2.5 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 27min
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- Synopsis:
- In this darkly romantic ghost story, a woman travels to an isolated cabin where she finds herself stalked by an apparition, who has come to inhabit her space as his own. With the unexpected arrival of the woman's boyfriend, the dark spirit's haunting grows more obsessive. Soon the woman begins to exhibit weirdly irrational behavior as the thin line between sanity and possession begins to unravel. Is she battling her inner demons, or is a much darker presence threatening them all?
- Actors:
- Mira Sorvino, Shane West, Justin Kirk, Tony Curran, Muse Watson, Deobia Oparei
- Directors:
- Tom Provost
- Producers:
- Tom Provost, Brandon Blake, Tom Rice
- Writers:
- Tom Provost
- Studio:
- 4 DVD
- Genres:
- Horror
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Reviews (1) of The Presence
A well groomed apparition ... - The Presence review by NP
This is an odd one. There’s some good acting and beautifully haunting locations on display. There’s a creepy apparition type (Shane West), and a nice, slow-burning story being told, featuring some appealing characters. Yet for some reason director Tom Provost doesn’t seem to want to make the most of the more dramatic moments.
An accident involving a rock fall is adequately staged, and yet contains no threat whatsoever. The music (provided by Jay Duerr among others) is determined to undermine such scenes. Often the incidentals are curiously jaunty when they should contain some menace.
Most characters remain unnamed; West provides a very solid ‘ghost’ – clean cut, hair gelled, looks like he might work out. Only a grey pallor indicates any other-worldliness. For a while, the most alarming things are the woman’s (Mira Sorvino) mood swings.
I applaud Provost’s desire to do something different but wish that more could have been made of the creepier moments. My score is 6 out of 10.
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