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Grade C slasher can’t rise above its weak script RELEASED IN 2007, “A Brush with Death” is a horror/slasher about five cheerleaders on retreat at a vacation home in the country of California. There's an abandoned house nearby that has an...
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A Brush With Death
2007
Movie
83 min
English
Five high school cheerleaders drive out to a rural mansion to spend the weekend. They hear a thirty year-old urban legend about a young boy who killed his family and used their blood in his juvenile artwork. While exploring an old farmhouse on the property they discover that the boy never left his home and has grown into a sick and twisted man.
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IMDb4.7/10
Director: J.P. Latimore•Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Plot Summary
A group of strangers wake up in a mysterious house with no memory of how they got there. As they try to escape, they discover a dark secret about the house and the people responsible for their predicament. The film unfolds as a psychological thriller, with elements of horror and mystery.
Critical Reception
A Brush With Death received mixed to negative reviews from critics, often being described as an uninspired and derivative horror film. While some acknowledged the attempt at a suspenseful atmosphere, many found the plot predictable and the execution lacking. Audience reception was similarly lukewarm.
What Reviewers Say
Lacks originality and relies heavily on genre clichés.
The plot is predictable with few genuine scares.
Acting performances are generally weak and unconvincing.
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The film was independently produced and distributed, contributing to its limited mainstream exposure and subsequent lack of widespread critical discussion or accolades.
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