Whisper (2007)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Stewart Hendler

Writer:

Christopher Borrelli (writer)

Release Date:

16 May 2007 (Philippines)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The devil's work is childs play

Plot:

Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.

Plot Keywords:

Kidnapper | Maine | Winter | Young Boy | Devil Dog

Cast

Jennifer Shirley	...	Nanny
Blake Woodruff	...	David Sandborn
Michael Rooker	...	Sydney Braverman
Josh Holloway	...	Max Truemont
Sarah Wayne Callies	...	Roxanne
Julian Christopher	...	Mr. Harper
Teryl Rothery	...	Catherine Sandborn
Rod Boss	...	Magician
Roman Sodermans	...	Excited Boy at Party
Trevor Woodruff	...	Quiet Boy at Party
Tara Wilson	...	Chloe
Brad Sihvon	...	Tow truck driver
Joel Edgerton	...	Vince Delayo
John Kapelos	...	Whitley
Dulé Hill	...	Detective Miles

Also Known As:

Hellion (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and terror. (appeal planned)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (appeal planned) | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 | Chile:Y7 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Deacon Entertainment

Trivia:

Belgian director Erik Van Looy dropped out of this film after only a couple of weeks.

Quotes:

David Sandborn: What are you doing Max?
Max Truemont: What I should of done a long time ago. Stop using my name! It's a good way for a kid to end up dead!
David Sandborn: Would I be your first?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'Whisper' (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

RING OF FIRE

David thinks he's Damien, Danny and Kevin

This was truly an awful film, towards the middle I was mostly laughing. The plot was infinitely stupid and, as it's been said in the message boards, the script was in desperate need of a thorough rewrite. The characters were not convincing at all in part because they were so oblivious to this kid behaving really strangely right from the beginning (He was never scared! How could they fail to notice that? He looked as if he was on a boring school trip). No one was surprised he could draw like some professional comic book artist or that locked doors didn't stop him.

There's something called "suspension of disbelief", well, with this film it's not a suspension you needed it's an obliteration. The direction and the actors were OK, nothing outstanding, nothing outrageous. I liked the bird's-eye view of the snowy landscapes (reminiscent of Shining, like a few other things) until they started to get overused.

Whisper was like a serious version of Home Alone where Kevin the funny kid was replaced with Damien the satanic kid (from The Omen). A stunt that could have been pulled on South Park but didn't need a movie of its own.