My Soul to Keep

The story prior to the ending is basically a child's horror movie, but some things, including the ending are adult themed! Wouldn't recommend it for either group. The six stars I gave it are for the younger child actors who all did a great job.

Right, well I assumed that this was going to be a horror movie. Little did I know that it was a horror movie for the younger audience.

But with that being said, I have to say that it didn't make for a less entertaining movie. The movie was actually enjoyable and had an adequate storyline. Now, keep in mind that for adults the storyline wasn't scary, but I assume for the younger audience there is a sense of spook to be had here.

The pacing of the storyline was good, and there was a nice flow to the progression of the movie, without any real dull moments.

The acting in the movie was good, and they had some nicely talented actors and actresses to perform the various roles and characters. That definitely helped carry the movie.

Had I known that this was a 'scary' movie for the young audience I probably wouldn't have sat down to watch it. But I ended up watching, though my expectations for being in for a horror movie fell short.

All in all, "My Soul to Keep" scores a five out of ten stars from me. It was watchable, and it was entertaining enough for what it turned out to be. "My Soul to Keep" is a movie that would be suitable to put on if you have youngsters in the household for a Halloween movie marathon.

This is a fantastically written and portrayed story that builds suspense to a shocking climax. Based on the trailer, I was expecting more of a battle between good and evil in the final act; it is to an extent, only not what was expected. The young cast play their parts to perfection providing sympathy and believability to their characters which is rare in today's cookie cutter films that are pushed quickly from production to release with no concern for entertainment value in order to make money as fast as possible. It's obvious that care was taken with this film in order to provide a quality product, rather than just another run of the mill suspense flick. Kudos to the cast and crew!

The nine year-old boy Eli (Parker Smerek) is lured by his teenager sister Emily (Emmanuelle Turco) and discloses to his school class that there is a Broughlin Monster in his basement that is afraid of the light. His parents Liz (Maria Wasikowski) and Richard Braverman (Brandon Matthew Layne) are summoned by the teacher that believes Eli has a psychological problem. Meanwhile Eli convinces his best friend Sam (Remington Gielniak) and his school mate Hillary (Arielle Olkhovsky) that the monster does exist. When his parents leave Eli with Emily babysitting him to go to a restaurant, she leaves her brother alone in the house and goes to a bar with her boyfriend Dominic (Jake Rotger). Soon Eli finds whether the monster is real or fruit of his imagination.

"My Soul to Keep" is a dramatic supernatural film open to interpretation. The acting is excellent and the plot holds the attention of the viewer. However the screenplay deserved improvements to make this original film a classic of the horror genre. Anyway it deserved to be watched. My vote is five.

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Its not a movie that will keep you clinging but all the characters will keep you involved and execution is great. It felt like old horror movies where you feel emotionally invested. I loved it.