A secret asylum is being used to monitor prisoners with a genetic disorder, which makes them ticking time bombs of violent anger. A man is sent over to investigate a suicide by one of the doctors. The man of course has a few skeletons (demons) in his closet which hinders his job. He still finds time to have a relationship with the female doctor who took over. I was expecting a suck fest but it wasn't bad at all. An overdone theme for sure but they make it interesting anyways. Some twists at the end made it even better. Some people might be disappointed if they look at the title real quick, or might have trouble pronouncing words and think that this film is about Genies. He does look like an evil genie on the cover but it's not about genies.
8 Reviews
This director could be someone to watch for, when she has a little more money to work with.
Hellmant1 October 2016
'THE EVIL GENE': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)
Low-budget B-horror movie; about a rare genetic defect, that's causing psychotic violent outbreaks in the inmates at a special prison. An FBI agent, with psychological problems of his own, is sent in to investigate. The film was written, co-produced and directed by (first time filmmaker) Kathryn F. Taylor. It stars Richard Speight Jr., Cameron Richardson and Lindsey Ginter. The movie is very noticeably low-budget B-movie material, and it's not a lot of fun, but it does have it's moments.
Griff Krenshaw (Speight Jr.) is an FBI agent struggling with depression and haunting memories from his past. His newest assignment is to investigate the murder of the head researcher at a special correctional facility. The inmates there are having psychotic mental breakdowns, due to a rare gene they possess, and the deceased researcher was doing special experiments on them. While Krenshaw investigates the crime, he also starts to go a little mad himself.
As I started to watch this movie, I really wasn't interested in it; it seemed really amateurish, and quite bad. As I kept watching it though, I was more entertained. The film does have some cool style to it, and a few memorable moments. The acting is mostly atrocious, but the lead isn't bad. I also think this director could be someone to watch for, when she has a little more money to work with.
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Low-budget B-horror movie; about a rare genetic defect, that's causing psychotic violent outbreaks in the inmates at a special prison. An FBI agent, with psychological problems of his own, is sent in to investigate. The film was written, co-produced and directed by (first time filmmaker) Kathryn F. Taylor. It stars Richard Speight Jr., Cameron Richardson and Lindsey Ginter. The movie is very noticeably low-budget B-movie material, and it's not a lot of fun, but it does have it's moments.
Griff Krenshaw (Speight Jr.) is an FBI agent struggling with depression and haunting memories from his past. His newest assignment is to investigate the murder of the head researcher at a special correctional facility. The inmates there are having psychotic mental breakdowns, due to a rare gene they possess, and the deceased researcher was doing special experiments on them. While Krenshaw investigates the crime, he also starts to go a little mad himself.
As I started to watch this movie, I really wasn't interested in it; it seemed really amateurish, and quite bad. As I kept watching it though, I was more entertained. The film does have some cool style to it, and a few memorable moments. The acting is mostly atrocious, but the lead isn't bad. I also think this director could be someone to watch for, when she has a little more money to work with.
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Hell is coming for you
nogodnomasters10 October 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Science has discovered that the HSS-282 gene gives people a propensity for "evil" i.e. commit violent crimes. The feds have gathered death row inmates all in one place to experiment on them with various drugs and therapy. The man who heads up the project seemingly killed himself. The NIH sends in Griff Krenshaw ( Richard Speight Jr) to investigate, a man who takes PTSD drugs. He works closely to the head man's deputy, Dr. Dana Ehrhart (Cameron Richardson) who loves her "lab rats". Krenshaw has hallucination issues concerning his younger brother (Jon-Paul Vertuccio) who also had killed himself. Ehrhart's husband was also a suicide victim.
The film is more of a psychological thriller than horror. The priest explains what is going on, although his explanation doesn't truly manifest itself as there are other elements in play. I liked the idea for the film but was not excited about the low budget execution. The characters were bland. Cameron Richardson used her own daughter in the film. I wondered how they got someone that looked like her mini-me.
Guide: F-word. Brief sex talk. Near sex scene. No nudity.
The film is more of a psychological thriller than horror. The priest explains what is going on, although his explanation doesn't truly manifest itself as there are other elements in play. I liked the idea for the film but was not excited about the low budget execution. The characters were bland. Cameron Richardson used her own daughter in the film. I wondered how they got someone that looked like her mini-me.
Guide: F-word. Brief sex talk. Near sex scene. No nudity.
Evil Is Born Not Made - Shame This Film Was Made.
P3n-E-W1s318 March 2017
This film doesn't live up to its own blurbs "Evil is Born Not Made" and "They Tried To Lock It Up". It also comes nowhere near encompassing the possibilities of the synopsis. There is an actual gene that causes psychosis and murderous tendencies in its host - that alone offers loads of scope for action, suspense, and tension, none of which appear in the movie.
The people who have the gene are locked up in a prison where a murder has been committed. Surely this will add tension among the inmates as they're all murderers with a need to kill shut in close confinement. Nope.
The FBI agent sent to investigate, Griff Krenshaw, begins to believe there may be a demon involved in the murders. So now we get a supernatural element to add a bit a fear into the mix. Er... No.
What we get is a bland, verging on boring, film that teeters on the abyss of total pure garbage.
It's a shame the writer, Kathryn F Taylor (who also directed), missed out on even the basics that the story should have given the audience. Even the actors seem bored and, at times, appear to be wondering what they are doing there. The worst for this is the beautiful Cameron Richardson, who plays Dr Dana Ehrhart, who puts no effort into her character and her delivery of lines could put an insomniac to sleep.
The only good thing about this story is the twist at the end, though I had figured it out as soon as the possibility was flagged up.
This could have been in so many genres though the film that Taylor gives us falls more into the science fiction side than that of either thriller or horror, though it is very weak.
I would recommend painting the fence or walking the dog in the rain before watching this movie.
The people who have the gene are locked up in a prison where a murder has been committed. Surely this will add tension among the inmates as they're all murderers with a need to kill shut in close confinement. Nope.
The FBI agent sent to investigate, Griff Krenshaw, begins to believe there may be a demon involved in the murders. So now we get a supernatural element to add a bit a fear into the mix. Er... No.
What we get is a bland, verging on boring, film that teeters on the abyss of total pure garbage.
It's a shame the writer, Kathryn F Taylor (who also directed), missed out on even the basics that the story should have given the audience. Even the actors seem bored and, at times, appear to be wondering what they are doing there. The worst for this is the beautiful Cameron Richardson, who plays Dr Dana Ehrhart, who puts no effort into her character and her delivery of lines could put an insomniac to sleep.
The only good thing about this story is the twist at the end, though I had figured it out as soon as the possibility was flagged up.
This could have been in so many genres though the film that Taylor gives us falls more into the science fiction side than that of either thriller or horror, though it is very weak.
I would recommend painting the fence or walking the dog in the rain before watching this movie.
Terrible, horrible movie...
bfp1310811 September 2016
Warning: Spoilers
...and I don't use those as praise words for the scare level of the movie. Richard Speight ( who I have seen here and there) CANNOT carry a movie as a leading actor. Looks like it was a budget choice to choose him for the lead role. The movie is very confusing and I didn't know what level of reality / fantasy / dreamworld we, the viewer, were supposed to be at anytime as the movie played out. The whole biological affair is way overplayed without any real explanation as to its origin. I watch a lot of horror movies, in fact all movies, and feel qualified to make some summary choice (correct or incorrect) on each....SKIP THIS ONE. There is so much more better out there than this bomb.
huh?
mrrebel-803826 January 2020
Great Move!
tumblweeeed6 October 2016
Warning: Spoilers
This film took me by surprise for several reasons. One: The performance by Richard Speight, Jr. was delightfully different. (If you are a big fan of Richard's, I would definitely take a gander at this film.) Two: The cinematography is amazing. It really sets the tone for the film. Three: The plot twist. (I won't spoil it.) I hate the predictability that a lot of horror/suspense films tend to have, so kudos for the creative plot twist!
The film takes you on a journey as any good suspense/horror movie should. The plot is very well thought out and the film itself is very well written. I would recommend this film to any person that is a fan of the genre. My hat is off to everyone involved.
The film takes you on a journey as any good suspense/horror movie should. The plot is very well thought out and the film itself is very well written. I would recommend this film to any person that is a fan of the genre. My hat is off to everyone involved.
Evil Gene
lrbair716 October 2016
Great acting by all the cast. Richard Speight Jr is brilliant in this. I thought the effects were well thought out in other words not too many . The effects also did not drown out the acting which most horror movies today make that mistake. Movies should be about the acting. Good suspense. It draws you in to the story. I just wish there would have been more. I did not expect the ending. I recommend every Richard Speight Jr fan should see this one. I love the bedroom scenes the most. I still think the bunny made Griff do it. Horror fans like me appreciate that movies like this are being made. I hope there is an Evil Gene 2 .
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