one of my absolute favorites!

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Dead and Gone is set in Desert Wells, Nevada where failed actor Jack Wade (Quentin Jones) takes his comatose wife Frankie (Kathrine Bates) to the run down cabin he won in a poker game after all of their money ran out, Jake has to care for Frankie himself after Frankie's family have cut them out of her estate leaving him penniless. There are a few other locals including pretty Ranger Kate Edison (Gillian Shure) whom he starts to have an affair with, however despite warnings that bad things happen at the cabin Jake stays & starts to experience disturbing visions of his wife Frankie up & walking around taunting him. Jake finally snaps & kills Frankie but she doesn't want to stay dead & to protect his secret he has to kill again as the visions increase & become more bizarre, then Kate finds out the truth about Jake & the pieces begin to fit the puzzle...Directed by Yossi Sasson this is an odd little horror thriller, I got the feeling while watching Dead and Gone that the makers weren't quite sure what it wanted to be & I still feel that way. Is it a horror film? Is it a psychological thriller? Is it a dark comedy? I don't know really, I suspect it's an uncomfortable mix of all three none of which are done particular justice. The plot never really comes together, it's never really explained if what happens is down to the supernatural, to Jake cracking up under pressure, whether it's because of all the drugs Jake takes or if it was all planned & things just went awry a little. In fact it could be a mixture of all those reasons or something else entirely, who know's. There are affairs, murders, fraud, ghost's & attempted rape all taking place in or around an old cabin in the woods. I just didn't think the various subplots & narrative came together that well, it leaves you asking just as many questions as are answered by the time the end credits roll (by the way keep watching once the end credits start as they get interrupted to show Penny turn up at the cabin &, well... find out for yourself). At just over 80 minutes in length it moves along at a reasonable pace & it's something a bit different but that doesn't automatically mean it's any good. It's never explained why Jake sees a vision of his wife Frankie before he kills her yet only sees visions of the other's after he kills them & the ending is open for interpretation as it's unclear whether Kate is now under the influence of the house or not or why she deliberately killed Jake.The film looks alright but the isolated backwoods cabin is an often used location & nothing here is particularly distinguished. The gore is lacking, there's a cut off arm, a severed hand, a decapitated head & a bit of blood but nothing else. Dead and Gone also perpetuates the horror film cliché that all rednecks have bad teeth & will have sex with anything that moves even if it's the same gender. There's one brief sex scene but there's no proper nudity on show.With a supposed budget of about $500,000 this was low budget & for that money it looks good & has decent production values & effects. Apparently filmed in Hollywood in Los Angeles. The acting is alright, it's nothing special but it will suffice.Dead and Gone is an odd little film that doesn't really know what it wants to be or who to appeal to, while not the worst film out there it's not brilliant by any stretch of the imagination & it just doesn't quite manage to satisfy on any level.

This sucked, big time.Sock puppeteering is not acceptable in art. In other words, don't toot your own horn pretending to not be associated with, and in this case, the hack-write of this piece of trash.This film was forced, the acting dry.Done by people who just want to build up a resume.Why build a resume of junk? Just to have a sheet of paper to point to? Or a page on IMDb? I love B films and never take them seriously, but trying to tell people to not take it too seriously after all the bad reviews is as transparent as the plot and story.Stick to for-the-love internet zines. That way all your buddies can pat you on the back and make you feel like you have talent.

Forty years after a man kills his wife, children, and himself, Jack Wade (Quentin Jones) brings his ailing wife to the secluded cabin to kill her, because she's a famous actress and he doesn't have any money. As he spends more time there alone, he starts slipping into insanity, and soon his well thought out plan becomes his living nightmare.Boring! Nothing new, nothing exciting, nothing original, nothing worth remembering. It's a movie you'll forget you saw 20 minutes after watching it. The only cool thing was the addition of Felissa Rose as Jack's attorney (and wannabe love interest), since she's a staple in horror movie history (see "Sleepaway Camp" and you'll know what I mean).

I watch a lot of Indie films and am a horror fan to boot. I'll have a viewing without any regards to the subjective bantering from critics and commentators alike. I ended up watching Dead and Gone twice before sending it back to good ole Netflix. Knowing this had to be low budget, I have to say, I liked this movie! It has a lot of light leaks and is not exactly waterproof, but It is not what I expected to see at all. I was quite entertained with the story and quality of acting. The cameos where great! Ben Moody plays a hilarious mountain redneck hick! I laughed at that one! The box lists the names of all the appearances, so I won't say anymore. Moving through the first half, I thought the film took itself a little too serious and then it came into its own for the rest of the film. I realized then where the Director was going. There was definitely some thought that went into this flic.Rent it! If you like B horror flics with some intelligence.Here are my marks from 1 - 10. 10 being the best. Remember (LOW BUDGET) Music Score: 9 Harry Manfredini Folks! (Howed they get him?) Sound: 9 5.1 Dolby. If you have a good audio setup, I was impressed! Acting: 7 Its low budget, how many takes can you get? Special fx: 8 Good job in this department! Makeup and FX. Story: 8 Slow start at first, but then picks up. Originality: 8 I'll just say, it wasn't about torture.Colia