Dead Line (2006) User Reviews

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[gavin6942 · 3/10 · 10 October 2013]

A young man picks up another person's phone call on his cordless, and he soon gets involved in a murder plot.

This film has weak picture and sound, with the film allegedly being rushed together in eight days. The acting is so-so, and not bad for being rushed through. The poor picture and sound cannot be excused, as whether done in one day or one month, you have to use the right equipment. Obviously, the people involved here did not.

In some ways, this can be seen as a low-budget, Spanish, modern version of "Blue Velvet". I mean, not really, but the premise is not terribly different. (I guess it could be compared to any number of Italian giallo stories, too, but I do not want to give these guys any more credit than necessary. Good influences do not mean good art.)

I'm really sorry guys, I found this film terrible

[TheLittleSongbird · 2/10 · 19 September 2012]

This said, I have actually seen much worse movies than Dead Line. I personally don't agree at all with the glowing comments, nor do I agree with the rather ignorant attacks made against them(sometimes I wonder if people know of the word opinion let alone the meaning of it), as much as I do agree with a lot of the negatives that I have seen regarding Dead Line. Dead Line does have one redeeming quality and that is Virginia Lustig, she is smoking hot and her performance is pretty decent. Unfortunately the rest of the cast are all over the place with a lot of serious overacting going on. The filming is incredibly amateurish, everything just looks so slipshod and there are even moments where it is incoherent. The dialogue is insufferably stilted with not one ounce of believability, and I didn't care for a single character, none of them were likable and ranged from bland to annoying. But the biggest problem was the story, it didn't interest me in the slightest, there is no suspense or scares(the homosexual attraction thing was the only thing that came somewhat as a surprise) and I found the identity of the killer obvious within ten minutes from his body language and how he behaved. All in all, neither as good or quite as bad as it is made out to be, however I did find Dead Line to be terrible. 2/10 Bethany Cox

Not THAT bad but....

[zanydeath · 5/10 · 26 September 2009]

Viewing some of the adamant comments by the two hell bent posters condemning this film I can only come to the conclusion that they haven't seen much in the way of no budget independent film and have very little patience for it anyway. My advice to them is to stick to polished mainstream efforts which spell it all out for you. Okay,Interferencia is technically pretty amateurish the shots aren't even framed correctly in some scenes and it has a disjointed naturalistic quality to it. The acting by much of the cast is obviously done by non professionals,as some of the performances tend to lean toward the broad category. Considering this is about one man's increasing paranoia about a killer's conversation he accidentally overhears the crude nature of the film and increasingly screetching cacophony of the score lends itself well to protagonist Martin's ever growing state of hysteria. His skewed perspective is what we follow here and the outcome is based on a seldom used literary plot twist that although successful in that medium requires a bit more craftsmanship to pull off in a visual one. That's where Interferencia's reach exceeds it's grasp and some of the viewer's suspension of disbelief may not go quite that far. It didn't for me. An ambitious effort for a micro budget film but not quite the masterwork or worst film in the world that some of the posters here will lead you to believe.

So bad even for a B title

[sharks1947-1 · 1/10 · 2 May 2006]

Did you ever watch a really bad movie and get mad about it? Even a movie you didn't have high expectations for? Well I just rented the movie "Dead Line". This is the US video title for "Interferencia". Now I have seen a lot of bad movies, and watched a lot of "B" titles, but this is in another league all its own. It was put out on "The Asylum" label, and anyone that rents a lot of direct to video horror films knows this label. When you rent one of there's you know what your getting. A lot of marginal acting low budget horror, but usually still pretty good. Not this one. The acting by the three leads was beyond bad. Even fast forwarding couldn't help. The tag line on the front of the box says"..in the tradition of DePalma's Body Double. The nerve to compare this to that classic movie. The only true comment is "The screams you will hear are real". Yea you will be the one screaming if you rent this.

One of the worst films ever.

[poolandrews · 1/10 · 16 August 2008]

Interferencia starts as unemployed Martin Sanders (Andres Bagg) hears something strange on his phone, he hears a mysterious man talking to a prostitute named Diana & arranging to meet her. Soon after Martin reads a local paper & sees the front page story about a prostitute being murdered & thinks back to what he heard. Martin confides in his friends Laura (Virginia Lustig) & Aaron (Oliver Kolker) but they don't believe him. Then shortly after the same thing happens again, the phone call, the man, the prostitute & her death reported in the papers. Martin decides he has to find the killer & put a stop to his killing spree but who is it?

This Argentinian production that was apparently shot in just eight days (why so long?) on a budget of about $3,000 (why so much?) was written & directed by Sergio Esquenazi & I cannot believe some of the glowing comments Interferencia has on the IMDb. Out of 195 user ratings as I write this 113 of them rate this pile of crap 10 out of 10, I am sorry but there is no way anyone should be giving a film this bad a quite literally perfect score of 10 out of 10. If a score for a film on IMDb is fixed then this is it, I honestly don't believe that if you showed Interferencia to 195 average people that well over 100 of them would rate it as being absolutely perfect, no way on Earth. The user comments are also amazingly positive, all by IMDb users who have only wrote comments for one film, this. The one user (besides me) who has actually written more than one comment gave it a rock bottom 1 out of 10 which sounds just about right. Everyone is entitled to an opinion but I would stake my life on the fact most of those positive comments are from fake accounts set up purely to big this piece of crap up. Where do I start? How on Earth can I adequately describe how bad Interferencia is? The plot is a mess that basically lives or dies by it's terrible twists, while most twists turn a plot on it's head & alters the perspective of everything that has gone before in a clever & relevant way & are genuine surprises here in Interferencia the twists destroy the first half of the film & makes it utterly pointless in a 'it didn't actually happen' sort of way & the twist is so poorly handled that it leaves you asking more questions than it answers. What made Martin go mad? Why did he imagine the phone calls? Why did he imagine a killer? Why did he imagine the newspaper headlines? No explanation is given for Martin's behaviour during the first hour or so of the film, there's just this absurd revelation that it was all in his mind & that's it, that's all the exposition there is. Then there's a plot twist about Martin's missing wife & her lover before Martin for reasons unexplained starts to kill his friends for no apparent reason. I am sorry but Interferencia is so bad, it's so boring, it's so badly written & thought out that I honestly can't think of a positive thing to say about it. Sorry guy's but that's how I feel, quite simply Interferencia is one of the worst films I have ever seen & is a complete mess both conceptually & technically.

According to the IMDb Interferencia was hot in just eight days, to be honest it doesn't feel like that at all. Nope, it feels more like it was shot in five days! The whole film is an eyesore, Interferencia has probably the worst nighttime shooting I have ever seen. It's like no attempt was made to light the scenes, it's like the makers just went into a dark room or basement or whatever & just shoot the scene regardless of whether you could see anything. The scenes set outside in the daytime have this horrible unnatural blue green tint to them for no apparent reason which just looks daft & becomes increasingly irritating. This strange tint is not repeated on indoor scenes so they are also quite jarring & noticeable. There's no real horror or scares, in fact I would say Interferencia is more of a thriller than a horror. As far as gore goes there are two decapitated heads in a fridge, a knife is stuck in someones mouth & nothing else.

According to the IMDb this had a budget of about $3,000 which makes Interferencia one of the lowest budgeted films ever commercially released surely? Some people think just because a film is low budget all reasonable viewing standards should go out of the window & we should accept any old crap, wrong! To watch this on DVD you will still have to pay good money & I personally think we have the right to expect some sort of good product. If this can get released & praised like it's Oscar worthy then we can all release our holiday camcorder footage (including embarrassing karaoke footage & scenes of total blackness as we forgot to take off the lens cap) & win top prizes at the next Cannes film festival! The acting is awful although the female lead Virginia Lustig is actually rather sexy & helps ease the pain of the final twenty odd minutes as she features a fair bit.

Interferencia is an absolutely terrible film, seriously I beg you don't be fooled by all the fake positive comments, there is no way anyone not involved in this or have some sort of agenda is going to give it a 9 or 10 out of 10. An amateurish mess that is truly horrible to sit through. Sorry but that's the way I see it, sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind... you have been warned!

Well crafted

[neolander · 8/10 · 19 May 2006]

It's become extremely difficult to find a good horror movie anymore, thought this movie was a good thriller.

Could have had better production values but what kept me going was the suspense and the twists. I had real reservations before seeing this movie (because of the cover). I was afraid that it would be excessively bloody and gory. I was wrong.

Although there is a lot of scary parts, there is a lot of suspense and drama too.

The acting in Dead Line was better than what you would expect from a micro budget horror flick. The characters were believable

The movie is really thrilling and quite scary at moments so it makes you grab your seat until the ending credits roll

Because of its production values (the sound is not very good for example) 8/10.

No budget

[Jenny_4120 · 7/10 · 17 May 2006]

I used to dislike horror movies, considered them stupid. But, anyway, it happens I make exceptions. I find something really cool in this film. Rarely have I ever seen a film that has scared the crap out of me but I tell you the truth this film gave me shivers down my neck. Unlike most horror films this one cares about the development of the characters. Yes, it is true, is a film with very low production value. Yes, no doubt I've seen short films with better sound. But I submerged myself in the plot and I could not leave until the film ended. I recommend this film and I'm glad that Asylum are finally bringing out good horror movies these days

Very good thriller

[are_are · 9/10 · 23 May 2006]

Sometimes, when seeking a movie nothing will do except a good thriller. Dead Line certainly fits the bill.

A little warning however: if you are going to watch this film you are better off not knowing too much specifics about the plot.

The plot thickens as the film goes by. A really remarkably well built tension mounts.

It is deep and horrifying. It goes all the way to the darkest places in human mind.

The plot also has some very surprising shifts.

Just wait till nightfall, turn off the light and watch this film.

Good movie!

[king_125 · 9/10 · 18 May 2006]

Good movie, all elements of a good movie was there, story, actors, script, and direction. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

No question about it, is a low budget film, but I liked it more than many big budget films.

Andres Bagg plays Martin Sanders, who is dealing with his unfaithful wife. Then a voice in the telephone and then just fear.

Virginia Lustig is beautiful and brings a powerful performance. She is an excellent part to the film.

I liked the increasing ambiguity near the end, even though we know that the main character can be involved, we continued seeing everything from his point of view and asking: Who is the killer?

Well made thriller/horror, two thumbs up!

[meli-adams · 8/10 · 17 May 2006]

I was pleasantly surprised to find a very enjoyable film that kept my attention throughout. I am a horror fan and I see almost everything in that genre, but Dead Line managed to freak me out. The pace is very cleverly set and Andrés Bagg does a good performance as a desperate man. What is underneath the main plot? A trip to madness. How can you end up like that? Martin Sanders ask him self while he sees a homeless speaking to him self, alone in the street. Close to the end of the film, the character of Aaron Mandel asks the same question while he sees another homeless doing the same thing; not knowing, yet, that this homeless is Martin Sanders, answering the question of the beginning of the film. The broken eyeglasses in two are a clear symbol of rupture and division... of personality. The ending is jaw dropping and you just know that a sequel would have to be made.

Creepy and Cool

[Denise2 · 8/10 · 20 May 2006]

This is a very dark movie, somewhat better than the average Asylum film. It was a lot better than I thought it would be, is a combination of a psychological thriller and a horror film.

The voice on the telephone is really creepy - this voice without a face, this unknown and threatening voice works really well in the film, since we never see the killer face is left to the imagination of the spectator.

The action and suspense never decay and after the first half of the film, it becomes vertiginous; there is not much gore in this film, just enough to serve the story and also the director does a good job at holding your attention.

I gave this movie a 8/10 because some clichés.

Awesome!!!!

[helen1031 · 10/10 · 25 October 2006]

Wow, I loved this movie, this film was filled with plot twists, good acting, great story, and a surprising ending. To be completely honest this movie wasn't overly gory, it does contain some gore, though, but was more on the psychological side. I read it on the Internet: the film cost 3000 dollars and was shoot in 8 days. Amazing!!! This is for someone that wants to think and loves great film making. What starts out as a terrorizing thriller slowly transforms into something a bit more twisted, even a bit more sinister. Not much I can say without giving away plot points only that this movie went beyond my expectations

All your fears

[marciaphilips · 10/10 · 28 September 2006]

The first thing I noticed about this movie was how well everything was set up. A quality movie all round.

I suppose you could love this film just for its action, but I liked it for more than that.

This is a pure thriller/horror movie. It offers a more fully-fleshed script than most horror films do. I thought, at least the U.S. version, ended brilliantly, and was great throughout. The story felt honest and brutal.

The film has an excellent, tight script that keeps the action moving, with believable characters in largely believable situations.