Left in Darkness (2006) (V)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Steven R. Monroe

Writers:

Philip Daay (writer)
Jane Whitney (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A young woman, whose mother died giving birth to her, is facing eternal life in either Heaven or Hell. She must make the choice who to listen to, her guardian angel, whom she met when she was a child, or the evil ones. |

Plot Keywords:

Guardian Angel | Hell | Heaven | Afterlife | Fraternity House

Cast

Monica Keena	...	Celia
David Anders	...	Donovan
Tim Thomerson	...	Joe
Chris Engen	...	Doug
Tarah Paige	...	Rachel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kelsey Barney	...	Frat girl
Chelsea Cannell	...	Tawnia
Christina Cellner	...	Celia - Young
Shane Bitney Crone	...	Terry
Jeridan Frye	...	Lorie Ann Dobson
Cody Klop	...	Young Donovan
Eric Ladin	...	Gopher
Marisa Lauren	...	Marie
Erin Sharkey	...	Flashing girl
Justin Spraggins	...	Camera Guy
Jessica Stroup	...	Justine
Travis Van Winkle	...	Corby
Wayne Webb	...	Frat Pledge #1
Michael Worth	...	Celia's Father

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA (2007) | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

IDT Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: When Celia is struck by her grandfather, the strike is on the right side of her neck. At one point later in the movie it is on the left side.

Quotes:

Donovan: [guiding Celia's rapist to cut his wrists, while she protests] It's what he wants, Celia. I couldn't be doing this otherwise.

Movie Connections:

References "Friends" (1994)

Soundtrack:

The Beast

Kind of a minimal movie, but not bad.

By minimal I mean there aren't all that many characters to get to know, and there also are not all that many sets...so basically a horror movie with a very limited potential for kills. Still I thought it was done rather well, could have been better, but then again most horror movies could would have and should have been better. This one has a very pretty girl with a number of tragedies that have marked her life. Her mother died when she was born, her grandfather died the prior year she just wants to have fun on her birthday for once. Well she goes with a friend to a wild frat party, which is mistake number one and her friend hooks her up with an obvious scumbag. Why do gals prefer this scum who would do what he does to a guy like me I will never know, but that is just the facts. This guy precedes to take her to the basement and gets her to tell her sad story and after she passes out from the drug in her drink rapes her. Great guy, eh? Well the drug in the drink kills the girl and is the movie over...no! It has just begun as the girl must now try to figure out the afterlife as her grandfather is there, but he seemingly wishes to do her harm and also there is her guardian angel who tries to explain things to her, but he also seems kind of menacing as well. There are flashes of others in her life, things looking for her soul and she also has the ability to look back on the life she left behind and see the party still going on. Like I said not bad, just needed more, the girl is really pretty and she does a nice job. I could have used a couple of more venues as I get really tired of the frat house. From the back of the box I was actually expecting more of a darker version of an earlier film I enjoyed "Highway to Hell", still there are worse ways to spend one's time.