13 Sins (2014)

Genre: Horror / Thriller

Directed by: Daniel Stamm

Cast: Devon Graye, Mark Webber, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Ron Perlman

Running time: 92 minutes

This remake of a Thai horror comedy film tells the story of Elliot Brindle, a man who has a mentally handicapped brother, a dependent father and a wife-to-be to take care of, but, as his wedding date is approaching, he loses his job in sales. Desperate for money, he gets a mysterious call from a man telling him he’s been selected to take part in a game, where he will be asked to perform 13 evil deeds. The first thing he must do is kill a fly, but, as they go along, the demands become more and more extreme and are worth more and more money. If he reaches the end, he is a millionaire. If he quits, he loses everything.

I really enjoyed the premise of this film and I felt like the storytelling was really effective in keeping the viewer guessing. I loved the darkness of this movie’s tone, but I felt a bit let down by the ending. It fell kind of flat for me. That being said, I was still quite entertained by 95% of this film, so I certainly cannot trash it completely. As far as the acting goes, it was pretty good. This is worth watching, with medium expectations.

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