I'll Take Your Dead

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Lorde M. @Lord_Fears Mar 23 An action - thriller with a twist of horror and it makes for one fun bloody hayride 🍷 See more Mr. S. @mrpbody Nov 25 Not absolutely perfect but it’s very memorable. Especially for any fathers watching. See more Galen H @RT87915413 03/12/2025 Absolutely terrible! See more Ricardo d @RT43154676 04/06/2024 A trama mistura drama, com fantasmas, gangues, tiroteios, dramas de adolescentes, e com isso, nem sabemos ao certo o que estamos assistindo. A criança Ava dá um show de interpretação e por isso vale minha pontuação. O resto, é esquecível. See more Gabriel S @Sanarel 12/04/2023 This review has two parts, in order of occurence: a part for people who haven't watched the movie and are looking for a "watch it/ don't watch it" review, and a part for people who watched the movie but wants a thorough opinion of another fellow movie appreciator. Look for "If you've watched the movie" to find the second part of this review. I'll Take Your Dead follows Gloria, the daughter of a seemingly recluse, widow farmer who, in fact, works disposing of bodies that are casualties from gang fights. By when we enter the movie's storyline, Gloria is used to her father's occupation. Now, Gloria does have one odd characteristic: she sees the spirits of the dead. One day, her father, William, needs to accept the disposal of three bodies. Turns out of them is alive, a woman by the name of Jackie. This event sets in motion a spiral of love and grief when Gloria starts to like Jackie, using the woman to fill out the grief of losing her mother. I'll Take Your Dead is a slow-paced heavy drama. In the catalog that hinted at this movie, I'll Take Your Dead had the "horror" label, but this is not a horror movie. The only horror elements present are the ghost that Gloria sees and William's grim job; the rest of the movie is about the bound between Gloria and Jackie, which is where this movie fails. I guess what this movie lacks is depth. This story has the potential for being a great story about mother love, dealing with grief, and innevitability, but, instead, we get a shallow cut-down 85 minute movie that does not hit us hard as it should. The above-average acting is not enought to save this long-screen. The ghosts are a weird addition to the story, like characters that the writers threw in and didn't know how to use. They feel a bit ex-Machina at the end. Overall, I'll Take Your Dead is alright for die-hard horror fans, but it does not hit the mark when it comes to delivering a satisfying story. It lacks depth and connecting the dots, leaving too many loose ends for appreciation. ***Warning!!!*** If you've watched the movie, continue past this point. Be advised. Gloria sees spirits, but this is not a major point in the movie up until the end. Throughout the movie, one demon-like spirit is tormenting her, a person completely burnt, carbonized. This seems to be Gloria's vilain, but, in the end, the spirit actually saves her and, by the closing scene, it's like all spirits liked her, what!? These points show how this movie lacks depth. The ghosts, in the end, are in the story just to set the events in motion. For example, in the climax, the gangsters searching for Gloria, William, and Jackie also see the ghosts; the carbonized demon-like ghost saves Gloria, it's a mess. We get very little exposition to Jackie and Gloria's bound as mother-ish and daughter. We don't feel their love, which is the main theme of the movie. Jackie has a past that the movie does not explore, which could play a major role as to why she gets closer to Gloria; Jackie even hints at her past to William: "You don't know me, don't act as if you know me just because of how I arrived here. You know nothing about surviving," hinting at a backstory that we never get to know. The major plot twist of I'll Take Your Dead, though a foreseeable one, is that Jackie's boyfriend, Carter, was the mentor of the shootout that killed Jackie's friends and almost killed Jackie. In the climax, Jackie realizes this, but Carter and the gang are already at the farm pursuing them. This twist does not add to Jackie's arc, in fact, Jackie's arc is not present. We don't know how close Jackie was to Carter, if Carter treated her well or anything relevant other than, well, Carter set Jackie and his and her friends up for money. More explanations? None given. I can't recommend I'll Take Your Dead for casual watchers. This movie is only for people that crave for stories, good or bad, and are willing to watch anything for the sake of watching. See more Procurando O @RT41372938 10/07/2023 Não é lá grande coisa, mas também não é ruim. Da para assistir de boa. See more Read all reviews

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