ridiculous rating

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Exceptionally well thought through and cleverly crafted little low budget exploitation piece that transcends it's genre beautifully.Brilliant performance from Tracy Teague as the film's heroine. It's also refreshing to see the indies casting a "woman of a certain age" in the lead. Kudos to the producers.Excellently paced,loads of intrigue and very well directed. David Cross is clearly going to be a genre talent to keep an eye on.From a technical standpoint the opening sequence is breathtaking for such a low budget picture, stunningly put together and once again adding so much scope for something that could have been so much smaller.I'm sure Hollywood will come á calling for this talented lot - let's just hope they don't sell out to the mainstream just yet.Check it out you won't regret it. An Excellent eight.

Don't Waste Your Life on this crap. Me and my wife wanted to see some scary movie on Saturday evening but this was a bad choice. No thrill at all! The story could be good if someone in this film crew knew what to do with it. It looks like a bunch of students took camera and made a movie for homework. Only the intro has something interesting. Don't waste a dollar on it! Going into this film, I thought the trailer looked good enough to entice me to watch this film. Then again, most trailers look good. But when you get to the actual movie, sometimes the trailer can be an open door to a bad movie. "Respire" is NOT a film worth checking out, even if your interested in an entertaining low-budget supernatural film.

Budget and limited thespians weigh down this otherwise very entertaining supernatural chiller.A young woman suffers from a terminal disease. During the course of her work, she meets a man who asks her to auction a mysterious box for him. When she takes the box home, she opens it and literally breathes new life into herself....with dire consequences.Tracy Teague is a one-expression actress and has a tough time carrying the movie the whole way through. Fortunately, a cast of interesting supporting characters keep us on out toes, and the director definitely knows how to keep the pace going.Except for a couple of murders and the climactic carnage, the movie is short on grue but high on suspense. Budget restrictions does show, especially in the ending, but it never looks cheap. Although the twists are predictable, I found myself smoking only 1 cigarette throughout, which is my own barometer for good entertainment. Recommended.

I really enjoyed this film. Respire has a great mix of mystery, suspense and horror. There are some very memorable scenes with outstanding atmosphere. The director did a great job of covering the large scope of the film without the large budget. There are some great moments in Respire that caused me to jumped from my chair. On the negative, a few lines in the script felt a bit "wordy" as if the actors are trying to explain too much to the audience. I also feel some of the character's actions are a little too predictable, but overall the film is more surprising than many big budget Hollywood movies. I am looking forward to checking out some of David Cross's other films. I say go ahead throw Respire in the DVD player late one night, sit back, and enjoy the movie.