Good Visuals - But Boring & Unoriginal Story
Kill Katie Malone is a step above most straight-to-video horror flicks in that the visuals are quality, but it has little more to offer besides that. The movie tells the story of three friends in college that decide to buy a ghost on an online auction site, and receive a mysterious box soon after. But after opening the box, a series of tragic events occur to people around them, and one of the trio tries to discover a means of reversing their fate.
This was the first feature film by director Carlos Ramos Jr, which is a surprise considering how well it was shot. The cinematography was good, as was the color correction. The cast is made up largely of TV actors, so the performances are a bit better than what you'd expect for most low-budget horror movies. Some horror aficionados may also appreciate that the malevolent spirit in the movie almost never appears in a visible form, which gives the movie a similar vibe as the 1982 film "The Entity."
That being said,...
ONE RED ROSE
I don't recall the picture on the cover being part of the movie. Three college kids purchase an Irish ghost on-line. The spirit grants them wishes, but also protects them at the cost of others. The ghost, for some reason, likes to redecorate, and is not very good at it. The film is low budget. The gore sequences take place off camera to avoid the idiotic special effects that kill low budget productions. Instead they spent their money on a good script, some fair acting and direction. Better than an Asylum production. Makes for a fair rental.
The movie has the same scare potential as the paranormal series, without the annoyance. The movie sets up for a sequel with some real potential.
Some bad language, no sex, no nudity.
Surprisingly Entertaining for a Low Budget Movie
This is the story of three college students that buy a ghost (evil ghost) on an auction site. Not Ebay, but the other one. One student wants to buy the ghosts and the other two loan him the money, due to the fact most college students are broke and can't afford to buy ghosts online for $50. Sure that might sound like the makings of a comedy and it does have its moments of light heartedness, but this is a scary movie. The ghost comes in a box, and once the box is opened strange things happen and people get hurt or killed.
Kill Katie Malone is a low budget film with sparingly used quality special effects. They do a lot with a little. These are unknown actors (and actresses), so don't expect the charm, wit and laughs that movies like Scream brought, but they do a better job than most scary movies. The scares build to a boil toward the end with a good climax.
Oh and if you're some sort of Dean Caine fan, he's in this movie less than five minutes. At least the worst...
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