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Overrated and overhyped

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

The "summary", refers to the film's weirdest line, at the climax of the film.It goes something like this, " Education used to be easy, but these days everyone has an opinion." ???? Was that supposed to be a joke? The film- makers seemed to concentrate on the looks of the film and the actors, more than the story. All the actors were "pretty", as was the scenery. I liked listening to the rich Irish accents. Unfortunately, the story seemed quite amateurish, as it contained bits and pieces from other movies, stuck together haphazardly. It jumbled "Carrie", "Who can Kill a Child", "Village of the Damned" and another recent Irish horror story,"The Daisy Chain", in which a little girl/elf burns her parents to death. The imagery was well done, but the plot was basically incoherent, with very little real story.

Dark Touch ranks with such horror disasters such as Children of the Corn. The first few minutes is stylish but that's all. The script is hackneyed, acting is weak, and plot is bizarre. People say it's about an abused girl. Not quite, but rather it is society's view of what abuse is. We think we recognize it, we think we know its symptoms and we take an adults view how an abused child reacts to situations. This is actually more about hiding and misinterpreting abuse. Adults seem to think they know what's happening, but they don't. We see slapping and yelling. But it doesn't justify what Niamh does. Consider who Niamh killed in the beginning (I can't give it away), someone young and innocent. Again, she kills dozens of innocent, young people. Not just adults. So for those who think it's about abuse, think again. That's a clouded perception which audience are just as clueless as the adults in the film. Everyone suspect abuse, but can't put a finger on it. It's really more a classical tale of poltergeists, that children can manipulate (if you are unsure, look it up). It really is about evil and poltergeists, how we can misinterpret what that is. That is, poltergeists are considered delusions from ambiguous stimuli. That actually describes what happens in this movie. It's never clear what exactly triggers the whistling or object movements to kill but they occur with Niamh's crying and thoughts. Missy Keating who plays Niamh (or Neve) plays only two emotions, one flat lacking expression and the other screaming. Supporting actors are mostly one-dimensional. Script is weak at times and the plot wanders around. The ending is very bizarre with Niamh and her two sidekicks. It's a bad version of Firestarter. About the same time, I saw this movie, I saw one about real abuse, in Jug Face. The latter is also about a girl, much older, in a superstitious cult. A far superior film.

Dark Touch looks like a rework of Stephen King's Carrie, except it's more keen at the themes of suffering with abusive parents. Even though that this is a horror movie, it is at its most interesting when it deeply focuses on the main character dealing with her trauma. The supernatural elements only becomes the allegory of her feelings against the violence she faces at home. The narrative can get a little clunky and once it gets hateful at the third act, things felt sort of incoherent. Still, Dark Touch offers a compelling core that keeps it from being like any generic horror film we usually get these days.The movie is pretty slow, while it satisfyingly shows enough disturbing violence, the movie is more concerned at the traumatized young girl who is unable to overcome on what she was treated by her family. We often just see the motions of her new life trying to fit in to a normal new family and visiting some therapy. The final note of the movie seems to indicate that this is a personal message against child abuse from one of the filmmakers. It's quite compelling when it keeps things grounded, the girl's supernatural abilities is only a symbolism of her anxiety and a growing tension of harming the people who cares for her. Apart from that realism and analogy, the movie becomes sort of clunky at its horror movie elements. This as well sets up to an ending that has an obvious meaning, but felt a little unfitting to what has accomplished. As a result, it looks glorious to those who agree with its sentiment, but also disappointing for how much better it could have been.The movie still deserves a lot of credit. As much as there are characters dying violently, the movie doesn't try to make that the whole point of it all. It doesn't even bother explaining the origins of Niamh's curse. What's important here is to portray the terrible effects of abuse to a child. The movie brings a stunning cinematography that reflects their world's melancholic atmosphere. Young Missy Keating does fine as Niamh. Her limited expressions do work for hiding the pain of her character. Better are the supporting who decently back her up.Dark Touch is alright, there is a potential of a better movie that may become an excellent allegory, but it's still difficult to explain what to exactly feel about the third act. It's probably to add more camp since it doesn't offer much horror within its storyline, or the filmmakers just hate child abuse too much that it has to take it that far. Wasn't her telekinetic powers already enough for their consequence? And it's also a pretty compelling one if you think about it. The point is, the conclusion just doesn't quite fit in the process, as it largely shifts the tone. But the movie has a clear statement, and I think that's enough for it. Horror fans may appreciate its bloody death scenes, though that's not exactly what this movie is about, the movie just could have been tighter in its messaging. There is an absolute reason why we must hate child abuse, but out of caricatures, too much hate really affects the experience.

Carrie meets Firestarter Weird, but I thought this really wasn't such a bad horror. This is a low-budget movie compared with a blockbuster like "The Conjuring". And still it's actually much more terrifying and oppressive. This isn't once again about demons who must be fought with ancient rituals and religious symbolism. The ending is pretty depressing and certainly it's not a happy one. In this film it's not (like in "The conjuring") the reminder of a happy family moment that leads to a crucial turning point in salvation. Actually, the horror of this film is a reflection of the true horror of everyday life, namely child abuse.I admit that it started very strong and could evolve into a first-rate horror. But ultimately the movie gradually slowed down and ended up with some strange twists and a abruptly disappointing end .When Neve, an admirable interpretation by Missy Keating, is introduced, you immediately feel that she's anxious and a dark secret is hanging over her like a shadow. It doesn't take long before you realize that her life is a real agony, along with her baby brother. And then the house burst into her joints and she unleashes a destructive force that causes her parents to die. Immediately it made me think of "Carrie" and "Firestarter". A tormented and troubled girl with telekinetic powers taking revenge. After this part, I expected the movie to hold this course.But then it all slowed down. The inclusion in another family, the stand aloof and fearful retreat, the total aversion to touching and misunderstandings about certain situations that occur in the family. She associates the laughing in bath with intentionally bathing in very hot water. When Lucas pulled out his belt because it was bothering him, Neve expected again an upcoming beating. The children who entered the basement. The pictures of a little girl who had died of cancer and whose characteristics resembled abuse. All this led to a weeping Neve and the resulting disturbing effects. All this was played in brilliant way by Missy Keating. A wonderful game where she swung back and forth between a frightened girl and a terrifying one. She was able to make contact with other abused children in some kind of way. After she made that contact she resolved that situation like a Mother Teresa, but not in a compassionate way :) The ending wasn't that great I thought. First she became a kind of Pied Piper of Hamelin, who imposed her will to the children of the town to let them gather in some old building and then she destroyed it completely. It seemed like the "Revenge of the Abused". Let us, abused children, teach those others a lesson. Ultimately it was disappointing and unsatisfactory. Unlike the movie, the story was put on the back burner. The message was clear however.Conclusion: strong start with an approach that gave you an uncomfortable feeling, and then proceeding into a slow course and an end without a soul. The soundtrack was super with those eery sounds and some sad lonely piano keystrokes. I really do love these movies! A major disappointment is the movie poster. For the umpteenth time, it is not a relevant representation of the final film itself.More reviews at http://opinion-as-a-moviefreak.blogspot.be/