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I hate to criticize anything from low budget independents but this film is just plain awful. The characters are barely credible, the script is disjointed and weak and the directorship is poor. Low budget films can still be pleasing to watch, but not this one.

I fully support independents and believe that some really fine talent comes out of smaller productions but this film has left me reeling.

The concept has been flogged to death by the likes of Final Destination and now suffers from any form of originality. Please Please Please do not produce films like this unless you have a) A sensible Budget B) A credible cast and C) A decent concept.

Grim Reaper's premise is simple: Think Final Destination meets any cheesy slasher flick from the last 20 years.

I really hate saying bad things about anything independent, but this movie is just awful. If anyone is familiar with the old television series Forever Knight, you'll have a nostalgic feeling when you start watching this movie. The camera work is very similar to it. Unfortunately, that's where the similarities end.

Grim Reaper was certainly not a good movie. Character development is simply not present and the acting is borderline comedic. It has the feel of a Sci-Fi channel original film on a budget of $30 and free pizza filmed in an abandoned warehouse.

When I picked up this bargain bin movie ( $1.99 USD new ) I was expecting a cheap knockoff of "Final Destination".

I was a bit surprised that there were almost no references to the other movie at all. This film can be rightly called a fairly original concept.

As far as the movie it's self, the videography was decent, and the lighting was OK.

I had an issue with the editing. A lot of scenes seem way too short. As soon as the plot point is revealed, the movie jolts to a new scene.

The acting was all over the place, ranging from deadpan, to completely out of character, or not appropriate for the situation.

One glaring example is the boyfriend character, who seems completely disinterested in his girlfriend ( main character ), though his dialog suggests he is suppose to be very concerned, and "dropped everything" to try to find her.

The story line it's self is pretty good, though due to poor directing and / or script, parts of it can be slow. There was some actual suspense built up toward the end, though most of the movie really didn't get me too "invested".

As far as the main antagonist, the Grim Reaper, when they reveal him at the end, he looks ridiculous! It looks like some one with a cheap rubber mask, and rubber foam glued to their costume.

If they didn't have the budget for a half way decent costume, they should have left the Reaper in his robes. The undead from "Evil Dead 3" are a lot better looking.

The sound effects the Reaper made got on my nerves also. No matter what surface he was walking on, it would make the generic "walking on metal grating" noises you hear in quite a few older video games.

On a final note, the mausoleum were the opining credits and the scenes near the end were shot at, look exactly like the one from "Bram Stoker's Dracula's Guest" .

First 10 minutes is the most grim, stupid, predictable, screaming female, dark, predictable, bad acting....god it goes on. The taxi accident was the worst crash effects I have ever seen. Rachel rolls over the taxi like a sack of wool (in slow motion) mixed with potatoes....

The script is jarred and seems to go from one point to the other - there's no cohesion.

This is I'm afraid as bad as it gets. I didn't watch the full film, so I might be wrong and all actors and director might have improved after the halfway point...yes, I could not take any more the 35 minutes. I like movies, but not this one.

This is 1 point above Ed Wood directing.

I am so disappointed but still giving it 3 out of 10. First of all heroine is a stripper who whenever thinks, thinks herself either with her boyfriend on bed or naked in bath. Really disgusting. Story line is not awful but the direction and dialogs are extremely weak. She said "ANYBODY, SOMEBODY, LIAM" Millions of time in this movie and all the time, emotionless. The special effects are so amateur that my 8 year old brother can tell that its funny. And again the whole film was predictable and i presumed before every scene that it was going to happen. So Bad. Grim Reaper is a ghost type creature and when she her her boy friend hide behind crates right in front of the Grim Reaper, the Stupid ghost did not see them. Please Please Please do not see this movie in theater

Man, I am fed up with the rash of garbage we've been subjected to this year. I knew this movie had the whole Final Destination premise going, but I was hoping for a twist or something. What I got was another director trying to fill in for a bad script with a hot bod. Sorry guys, but that doesn't cut it anymore.

Cheesy acting, sound that seemed to be piped to us through a can, and a story so thread-bear that it was difficult to watch even a short part of the film. Don't waste your money, check the reviews and rating before watching this film (there's a reason it went straight-to-video). Oh yeah, most SciFi originals are leagues above this film, so take that as your measurement stick.

There is only one way to describe this movie and that is that it is a complete waste of your time. A new definition for the low budget movie. Poor choice of scenery. The script must fit on a paper napkin. Only good thing I can say about this movie is Cherish, she looks beautiful (in the first 10 minutes). The movie starts of promising but after 5 minutes it's clear you made the wrong choice to go for the catchy title. If you really want to see this movie and even enjoy it a little bit try increasing the playback speed. When everyone sounds Donald Duck it wastes only 30 minutes of your time. It took me 15 minutes to start doing this and I am happy I did. By the way, Donald Duck is still 100 times better.

If you need a "horror" movie that gives you the feeling you could have done a way better thing just using your imagination after a few extra beers...this is the 1. I was watching Discovery channel while watching this movie and still i was able to guess most of the dialogues. Bad acting, poor storyline, the idea is not even close to something original, music that sometimes doesn't even fit with what happens in the movie, after the first 10-15 minutes you will easily guess the whole movie...what else can i say about this movie? Oh yea, after the first five minutes of the movie it gives the impression that the director ran out of mood and ideas and left the janitor to deal with the directing while he was around the corner having a joint. If those people can make "movies" it means i chose the wrong career. I'm sure most of you will feel the same after watching this...umm... whatever i'll just call it "no budget movie". My only regret is that i cant get my 1:30 hours from my life back

This is a response to Mr.Cagney's "review" ,which basically called anyone who has ever written a negative review here an "uneducated" half-wit.You see,his main criticism was that people didn't watch the entire movie before critiquing it,and even if they did, they weren't in the cast or crew, and therefore were not entitled to speak on the subject.His comments led me to believe that he was an extra,or otherwise had some "inside" information entitling him to a sense of superiority over those not directly,no matter how insignificantly,involved in film-making.Furthermore,he postulates,that unless an opinion is specifically solicited,it should not be ventured.Ironically,he himself had not seen even a microsecond of the particular film in question,and so far from making an apology for his inconsistency,he boasts of it as a point of merit to his argument!

I guess I will have to state the obvious and school the illustrious thespian;There are too many movies around too see them all,therefore a means of FILTERING is required,thus-REVIEWS.We CAN'T rely on the cast and crew of these films to supply them,because of conflict of interest(did I have to say it?).As far as his unsolicited argument,a movie review blog is an IMPLICIT solicitation ,INDB does not have to individually e-mail it's membership requesting a review.Sorry to pontificate,but the arrogance of that guy disturbed my otherwise peaceful reading of the reviews.Keep it up,there are some good writers among you all.