The Condemned

This Chiller From Puerto Rico Has Creepiness To Spare, But Doesn't Hold Many Surprises
The new ghost story from director Roberto Busó-García, "The Condemned," creates an extremely eerie mood and holds on to this creepy vibe quite effectively. It has an understated stylishness that really made me want to like the movie more than I did. Ultimately, though, a movie of this sort needs a little mystery. The horrors of "The Condemned" are always very easy to intuit. As the lead character strives to understand the past that is haunting her, there is nothing that we (as the audience) haven't been able to figure out from the introductory scenes. I wanted the awful truth to be just as shocking to us as it is to the movie's heroine! Without this escalating sense of dread, the movie never really goes anywhere. Yes, there is a twist in the climactic moments, but it didn't have the impact that I think was intended. It's like Busó-García was relying on this one moment to elevate the entire film and it doesn't quite accomplish this goal.

The movie...

This is about the DVD media itself
I am giving it a 5 star rating because I think it is a great movie and don't want to penalize ratings due to possibly faulty media. I will leave it to others to get into the details about the movie. I purchased this movie about a month ago on Amazon and was able to watch it fully in my Sony Bluray player without problems. Now I bring it to a friend's home to watch it and it freezes after about 40 minutes of play. This was on a Toshiba DVD player. We then tried in my friend's desktop PC and same thing at the same spot. Tried on a laptop and same results. Then tried at another DVD player (a Samsung DVD/VCR combo) also at my friend's house and it doesn't even read the disk. Still need to try at my own computer but I am away from home at the moment. Anyone else had problems with this DVD?

Awesome puertorican film
Not horror horror but excellent suspense. Keeps you wanting more and a great finale!!! Great actors and locations. I do recommend this movie.

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