Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

(57%) A better than most family based horror from the new hands of Hammer horror. The great Tim Spall in a fairly decent in terms of screen time support role elevates the film by some margin, and even though the main line up isn't quite up to his standard I still found this to be a stronger film than I was first expecting. What this also has over many films of this type is quite a high level of blood and gore, plus it's entertaining, not that badly made considering the all too clear lowish budget. Overall the gore is there, it's watchable, it's not over-long, there's plenty fun to be had, and of course there's Mr Spall making this a better film than first assumed.

The Inhabitants of a small and very close-knit Irish town have an apparently ancient method of bringing a dead person back to life for 3 days by harnessing the energy of a fresh cadaver. What made me connect with this movie so well was the fact that the 'resurrections' had neither religious nor evil connotations - not a 'black magic' or occult procedure but rather something which could best be described as having a Pseudo- scientific basis. For example,a 'relic' of the person to be resurrected Is required - hair,bone,nail-clippings,that sort of thing - and this brings to mind the fact that DNA seems to be a major part of the ritual (although weather or not the townsfolk are aware of this Is never actually disclosed).The story revolves around a young couple - he a veterinary surgeon - who have recently moved to town. They lost their 8-year-old daughter after she was savaged by a dog and are offered the opportunity of having her returned to them for the 3 days that the ritual lasts, In order that they can then 'say goodbye' properly and come to terms with their loss. In order for the ritual to work, the person being 'brought back' must have been dead for less than one year - and therein lies the problem! So desperate are the couple to see daughter Alice again that they tell what they see as a 'white lie' - Alice has,in fact,been dead for over 13 months and NOT the 11 months,2 weeks and 2 days which Is what they tell Arthur!So Alice comes back - but she's all 'wrong', and any more detail would spoil It! A little dull and dreary - the constant wet weather doesn't help - but an interesting and very creepy story with some exceptional acting particularly from Timothy Spall as Arthur. My only regret Is that the story-line could have been expanded somewhat. Well worth watching.

A dark and twisted story told in a dark and twisted way. The subject matter concerning a ritual which can return people from the dead may be rather unpleasant to watch but it is cleverly woven into a tapestry which deals with the darker needs of our human condition and the consequences playing with them can bring. And the thing about this horror story is that the ritual is probably the least unpleasant thing to happen.The bereaved couple, convincingly played by Aidan Gillen as Patrick and Eva Birthistle as Louise, seize the chance to bring back their daughter from the dead, but there are serious repercussions in store. The acting is top notch and the cinematography beautifully judged.If you like a good horror yarn then see it but be prepared for a lot of twists.

I love that our beloved Hammer horror movies are well enough remembered that people are trying to make stylish, classy and inexpensive movies like this. Hammer also made comedies (hint, hint). This one turned out very good. Well written, with the first hour devoted to setting up and exploring a good variety of tastefully presented horrors. Good acting, good staging and camera work, good story-telling. Seems these two people are in a state of distraction due to grief over the horrible death of their little girl. They up and move to a little farming community where things are a bit odd. They are invited to gain some closure by resurrecting their child ... for three days. That is all. Must obey the rules and do everything correctly or extremely dangerous unspecified results will happen. They go ahead anyway. How on Earth the folk of this village ever learned this supernatural trick would make a story in itself, and we are fortunately invited to imagine it for ourselves as the expected flashback/exposition stuff never comes. None of these people really know what they are playing with in true folkloric tradition, any more than we do. This charming family time soon becomes a violent supernatural nightmare for a half hour of more typical horror fun. In the end we get a non-resolution bordering on madness. Nurturing family values get a bit twisted, so this movie is not for everyone. Once in a while I see something I would have done differently, like a lady giving up blood for a weird ceremony by having her veterinarian husband cut open the palm of her hand. Why the palm? Couldn't he have done that better? Never mind. A movie this good will be noted for it's few imperfections. Great Halloween gift for certain people.