Touches You

Absolutely brilliant

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

I liked this film. It starts out a bit slow, almost like a dysfunctional family piece, but it quickly picks up speed after that. It has some very creepy moments but it is the overall atmosphere of the film that makes it so good. There are no huge special effects or anything, but you can see that the producers and director of this film have been really good at stretching their budget and making the most out of the little money they had. For instance all the music throughout the film is made by a real orchestra and not just a guy with a synth. It makes the film sound bigger.It's a good buy if you want a low-key, but quality chiller!

I liked the start of this movie, I really did. It got my attention, and drew me in with a really strong suspense and drama feel of old school horror, supernatural, suspense, psycho murder. I really didn't know which way it was going to go, it could have been really great at just about any twist, the beginning was really that good.But then, it slowed down, just as it should have ramped up. And got more and more convoluted (not confusing, convoluted in a totally boring way), and just finished with this sad, flat, boring sort of end. I wasn't scared, I didn't care about the lead character anymore because I was so bored with him, I just wanted it to end, and it went on and on and on and on... This REVIEW is boring and sucks, and the movie inspired that, it was boring and sucked.

I write very few reviews but this picture is one that I enjoyed so much I needed to write one. For those with little patience the first five or ten minutes are slow and then the story starts to bring you in to this family's tragedy. The story of Matthew and what happened to his younger brother is compelling. You really feel for this kid and most of the people in his life. There is plenty here for a ghost story lover and a mystery buff as well, the cast does a wonderful job and it was a pleasure to watch a movie that didn't rely on a lot of sudden sounds for scare effects. I watched this on "Netflix" streaming, but I am buying a copy and will be looking for more films by these filmmakers. Bob C.

One of the better movies, that were shown at the Frightfest 2008. This one is pretty grim and might seem confusing at times, but it never loses it's focus/goal. It might have some false scares and some false leads (which may be annoying for some viewers), but it still has a great impact.I also like the fact, that you might not exactly know where this is going. There have been similar movies in the recent past, but still a good down to earth, gritty (shot) movie, is always welcomed (imo). The actors give their bests (some might argue that it's not always convincing, but I think they're doing a pretty good job) and the direction and overall editing is good too.