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Holding an eight-year-old boy for ransom in an isolated Yukon cabin, a group of desperate individuals soon discover that the boy is not nearly as helpless as he looks in this wintery horror thriller. The film benefits from a decent desolate setting and, as per the title, there are lots of whispery sound effects throughout. The plot never feels quite as dynamic as it could have been though since all the kidnappers are non-professionals who are too easily swayed towards protecting the boy, and who very easily fall victim to him. There is an intense thin ice scene, and a ransom phone call gone awry because he refuses to speak is quite memorable, but most of…

This supernatural horror thriller offers a neat spin on the classic O. Henry short story "The Ransom of Red Chief" in which the big fresh take on the premise is that a handful of not so bright hoodlums basically abduct the Anti-Christ. Blake Woodruff gives a superbly chilling and convincing performance as one supremely evil shit of a kid. Josh Hollway and Sarah Wayne Callies are very good as the desperate couple who find themselves in way over their heads. Joel Edgerton jerks it up well as a volatile sleazeball. Michael Rooker likewise excels in his regrettably smallish part as a gruff no-bullshit dude.

Director Stewart Hendler not only ably crafts a spooky ooga-booga atmosphere, but also further generates a…

If I were writing a horror film screenplay the last thing on earth I would do is open on a young woman running in terror through some woods, and then compound this appalling cliche by having the young woman escape her pursuer only to be immediately run over. "Whisper" does both of these things whilst daring to not be a "Scary Movie"-style spoof. It really does want you to take this seriously, even when it ends with a crazed man chasing a little boy through the snow with an axe. But, then again, as "Whisper" turns out to be yet another noughties horror flic about a creepy kid with evil powers perhaps it was only decent of the film makers…

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Whisper (2007)
Whisper - Stimmen des Todes

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Ein weiterer Vertreter des Teuflischen Kind Genres. Nichts weltbewegend neues zu sehen aber trotzdem hat mir der kleine Horror/Crime/Drama-Mix Spass gemacht. Ein feiner Handlungsbogen, irgendwo zwischen Omen und Abigail angesiedelt. Dabei darf man nicht vergessen, dass noch weit über 10 Jahre bis Abigail vergehen sollten. Ausserdem hatte ich Freude "Lost" Star Sawyer (Josh…

Disappointing. The idea is decent for what it is, but the execution fails to grab you. The result is an uneven one since it's never really explained as to why David has supernatural powers, so you likely won't be fully engaged. I wasn't because I wasn't into the characters. Despite that, the actors are doing the best they can, as the material lacks polish, so I can't fault them for that. However, the fact that there isn't much of a struggle between David and the kidnappers is a missed opportunity. You'll find yourself unconvinced by the fact that it doesn't take much for him to have the upper hand on the kidnappers, especially since they have no reason to be…