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A young college professor and his pregnant wife unwittingly release a malevolent entity with murderous intentions.A young college professor and his pregnant wife unwittingly release a malevolent entity with murderous intentions.A young college professor and his pregnant wife unwittingly release a malevolent entity with murderous intentions.
Yvette Yates Redick
- Emily Harper
- (as Yvette Yates)
Bailee MyKell
- Sexy Demon
- (as Bailee MyKell Cowperthwaite)
Curtis Nichouls
- Corrections Officer
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe young girl Lisa sees inside the crib bears a striking resemblance to Esther from Orphan (2009). They wear the same blue dress, have the same dark hair in two pigtails, tied with ribbons, and have the same dark eyes.
- GoofsThere's no such thing as an American university that's short on qualified teaching staff in the Math department, as Dr. Clark said. There are so few tenure-track teaching jobs left, that there would be major competition for Professor Pierce's position, no matter how haunted the faculty housing was, and no matter how many parapsychology courses the head of the Math department taught.
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Murder with malice
Actually wanted to like 'Malicious', and yes there was the intention to judge the film for myself after watching it and even more intention to judge it fairly. Both have always been the case with me when it comes to reviewing a film. The idea was attention-grabbing and it didn't look too bad, so there was potential.
Potential that was not lived up to very well at all. 'Malicious' was not a waste of time but it is a long way from a must watch from personal opinion. Didn't regret watching it and didn't find that my intelligence was insulted, something that cannot be said for some other films seen recently, it just didn't compel let alone unsettle me which is a primary factor as to why 'Malicious' as an overall film doesn't work.
Lets start with the good things. 'Malicious' started off very well, it does draw one right in, sets things up promisingly and has an eerie vibe. It's a decent looking film, with the setting giving off the right amount of unease and the photography has atmosphere. The music is haunting and not too obvious or intrusive.
Generally the acting was better than average. Nobody over-compensates and nobody looks uncomfortable or robotic.
However, while the characters don't annoy there could have been much more development to them. The script is an overload of cheese and awkwardness and the direction is at best lethargic.
'Malicious' biggest issue is the story. There is very little tension, suspense or dread, with the scares infrequent and being going-through-the-motions-like and obvious when they appear. It is dull too often despite starting off so well and is very predictable from the excessive over-familiarity of a lot of scenes, while it becomes increasingly far-fetched and confused. Not enough is explained properly either, too much is left vague and leaves one scratching their heads.
Not a waste of time but doesn't scare or compel enough. 4/10 Bethany Cox
Potential that was not lived up to very well at all. 'Malicious' was not a waste of time but it is a long way from a must watch from personal opinion. Didn't regret watching it and didn't find that my intelligence was insulted, something that cannot be said for some other films seen recently, it just didn't compel let alone unsettle me which is a primary factor as to why 'Malicious' as an overall film doesn't work.
Lets start with the good things. 'Malicious' started off very well, it does draw one right in, sets things up promisingly and has an eerie vibe. It's a decent looking film, with the setting giving off the right amount of unease and the photography has atmosphere. The music is haunting and not too obvious or intrusive.
Generally the acting was better than average. Nobody over-compensates and nobody looks uncomfortable or robotic.
However, while the characters don't annoy there could have been much more development to them. The script is an overload of cheese and awkwardness and the direction is at best lethargic.
'Malicious' biggest issue is the story. There is very little tension, suspense or dread, with the scares infrequent and being going-through-the-motions-like and obvious when they appear. It is dull too often despite starting off so well and is very predictable from the excessive over-familiarity of a lot of scenes, while it becomes increasingly far-fetched and confused. Not enough is explained properly either, too much is left vague and leaves one scratching their heads.
Not a waste of time but doesn't scare or compel enough. 4/10 Bethany Cox
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- Oct 31, 2018
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- Budget
- $3,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $1,204,393
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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