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Lost Souls (2000)
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Reviews Counted: 89
Fresh: 6
Rotten:83
Average Rating: 3/10
Consensus: Though Kaminski's film is visually stylish, Lost Souls is just another derivative entry in the Apocalypse genre, with lackluster direction, unengaging characters, and no scares.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Box Office: $7,954,766
Synopsis: Years ago, priests exorcised a demon out of young Maya Larkin (Winona Ryder). Now she uses her unusual sensitivity to the same demons who once came after her to help the priests in other exorcisms. In one such case, a serial killer named Henry... Years ago, priests exorcised a demon out of young Maya Larkin (Winona Ryder). Now she uses her unusual sensitivity to the same demons who once came after her to help the priests in other exorcisms. In one such case, a serial killer named Henry Birdson (John Diehl) claims to know the name of a man who will soon be possessed by Satan, beginning a reign of evil over the world. Maya discovers that the man in question is Peter Kelson (Ben Chaplin), an author of true-crime books who has both wealth and fame but no religious faith. At first Peter is skeptical, but a series of strange and mysterious clues indicates that he might indeed be the victim of a massive satanic conspiracy. Maya and Peter must work together to learn how to reverse what has already begun before time runs out. A haunting and creepy religious horror movie in the tradition of ROSEMARY'S BABY and THE EXORCIST, LOST SOULS features shocking, disturbing imagery and a deeply rooted sense of human mortality. [More]
Starring: Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, John Hurt, Philip Baker Hall
Starring: Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, John Hurt, Philip Baker Hall, Elias Koteas, John Diehl
Director: Janusz Kaminski
Director: Janusz Kaminski
Screenwriter: Pierce Gardner
Producer: Meg Ryan, Nina R. Sadowsky
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Release:
Feb 27, 2001
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Snap Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40
- Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- DTS Surround 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - 1. Janusz Kaminski - Director, Mauro Fiore - Director of Photography
- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical
- Deleted Scenes
- Full-Motion Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Filmographies - 1. Cast & Crew
DVD-ROM Features:
- Script-To-Screen
Reviews for Lost Souls
Mood alone cannot energize this slow, simplistic, and anticlimactic Exorcist pretender.
Alas, look is everything here and storytelling and characters are next to nothing, so what emerges is oddly ineffectual and uninvolving -- visually striking set pieces set loose in a void.
An absolutely terrible movie, sloppily constructed and poorly executed.
The tedious storytelling sucks the life and soul out of the characters far more effectively than Satan ever manages.
Ryder seems serious enough, but there's no real evidence that she's even trying to act...
There's a good reason this lackluster fright-fest sat on the shelf for two years. It's nothing more than a tired Winona Ryder vehicle taking advantage of the topic du jour -- demonic possession.
It's still a little smarter and a little more interesting than most entries in the antichrist genre and packs more than one satisfying scare.
Does anyone really think they have an original satanic thriller up their sleeve?
Once the movie’s lack of good sense is taken into account, this great-looking production is reduced to just that, and nothing more.
With the original Exorcist back at the multiplex, you don't need this pale copy.
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