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Mercy

  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 30m
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4.2/10
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Mercy (2016)
Two brothers clash with their half-siblings when a visit home to see their dying mother surfaces old secrets and becomes a fight for survival.
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When four estranged brothers return home to say their last goodbye to their dying mother, Grace, hidden motivations reveal themselves.When four estranged brothers return home to say their last goodbye to their dying mother, Grace, hidden motivations reveal themselves.When four estranged brothers return home to say their last goodbye to their dying mother, Grace, hidden motivations reveal themselves.

  • Director
    • Chris Sparling
  • Writer
    • Chris Sparling
  • Stars
    • James Wolk
    • Tom Lipinski
    • Caitlin FitzGerald
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    3.8K
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    • Director
      • Chris Sparling
    • Writer
      • Chris Sparling
    • Stars
      • James Wolk
      • Tom Lipinski
      • Caitlin FitzGerald
    • 78User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    James Wolk
    James Wolk
    • Brad
    Tom Lipinski
    Tom Lipinski
    • Travis
    Caitlin FitzGerald
    Caitlin FitzGerald
    • Melissa
    Mike Donovan
    Mike Donovan
    • TJ
    • (as Mike Donovan)
    Dan Ziskie
    Dan Ziskie
    • George
    Michael Godere
    Michael Godere
    • Ronnie
    Dion Graham
    Dion Graham
    • Dr. Turner
    Constance Barron
    • Grace
    Joe Guarneri
    • Peter
    Stan Klimecko
    Stan Klimecko
    • Hank
    Christopher Brechtel
    • Man
    • (as Chris Brechtel)
    Steve Vaughn
    • Man…
    Pete Johnson
    • Masked Man
    Bill Brown
    • Masked Man
    Lynn Czekaj
    • Masked Man
    Andrew Elias
    • Masked Man
    A.J. Verel
    • Masked Man
    Chris Francis
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      • Chris Sparling
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      • Chris Sparling
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    2haleyriley97

    Interesting ideas, sloppy execution.

    I won't go too in depth on the plot of the movie, since quite a few have already done so in these reviews. This movie had a few interesting ideas that I personally haven't encountered too often. However I found the movie's story writing to be very sloppy. There wasn't much to figure as a viewer, so a lot of the suspense was lost. You could tell the jumpscares we're coming a mile away. They spent no time developing the characters, so you didn't care when anything happens to them. For me personally, by the time I learned their name, they were gone. If I had to describe this movie in two words it would sloppy and, most importantly, BORING. Seems as though Netflix is no longer concerned with the quality of their own content. Big surprise.
    5TerribleKatherine

    On the worse side of o.k.

    I.. I really don't know what to say. The movie was okay, but just okay and a tad on the more negative side. I would've probably given 6/10 if the movie hadn't been so freaking dark and the actors didn't look so alike, especially in the dark. The plot was actually really surprising. I wish there was more of a back story, but you can do just so much in 87 minutes. I cannot say I feel like I wasted my time, the movie was watchable but I cannot give a better grade.
    5Sleepin_Dragon

    Starts off well, but quickly turns into silliness.

    Mercy wasn't necessarily a bad film, indeed the opening twenty minutes or so were rather intriguing, a nice build up, good motives for family feud, but once it started unravelling it transformed into nonsense. At times I was reminded of You're Next, but at no stage did it reach those levels of gripping excitement.

    It wasn't difficult to follow, but the realisation of who was behind the home invasion was dealt with in a way that you can only describe as heavy handed, the reveal three quarters of the way through was very silly, I couldn't take it seriously. Too many unanswered questions at the end, were all brothers aware of what was going on? Never fully answered.

    Quite well acted, with decent production values, the masks were very effective, but with those, as with the rest of the film, there's nothing new here. A little flat, 5/10
    1jhr2012

    Bizarre

    I caught this on Netflix and as is usually the case, it's another pile of crap movie that only Netflix can offer up. You would think a service that you pay for could actually offer some decent movies, but instead they give us B movie crap like this.

    I was totally frustrated by this movie as I never understood what was going on, and there was no explanation at the end. It had potential, and had they given the viewer some idea as to what was going on, it might have worked.

    If you run across this one on Netflix, save yourself some time. Pass on this mess. You'll thank me.
    jes-jan-hul

    Not a good movie.

    If you have absolutely nothing to do, watch it. If however you feel the urge to pull your fingernails out with a pair of pliers then I suggest you will have more satisfaction with the latter. Wasted a Sunday afternoon with this movie. Good on ya Netflix. It could always be worse though. I might have taken my lady to the cinema and spent money for the two of us to be disappointed beyond belief. 90 percent of the movie was filmed in dark conditions and it was very hard to follow the story as the characters were unrecognizable most of the time and you didn't know if the masked guys were getting on top or the brothers actually got a win. Sad to see that in our day and age with all the technology available that someone can get a movie so wrong with camera work alone. Then there was the acting. At least everything about the movie was consistent.

    Disappointed Disappointed Disappointed. If you read my review and still go ahead and watch this rubbish then you cant say you haven't been warned. Hey look.... golf is on channel 2. At least it will be better than what I've just put myself through.

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    • Release date
      • November 22, 2016 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bí Mật Chết Người
    • Production companies
      • Uncorked Productions
      • XYZ Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
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