Disturbing and violent, the mystery thriller 6 Souls creates a cool brand of horror that creeps and surprises. The film has very good acting, good direction and some excellent cinematography with special effects. Now on Blu-ray and DVD the movie makes for a spooky night in your home.
The story centers on forensic psychologist Dr. Cara Harding (Julianne Moore) who takes a special case after her father Dr. Harding (Jeffrey DeMunn) entices her to do so. She gets introduced to Adam (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) who appears to have several personalities including David and Wesley. During the interviews we find out that each of his personalities have been killed violently. She starts to investigate Adam by checking out his mother, police records and other people associated with the deaths of his multiple personality syndrome persons. When her digging comes close to the truth and her daughter gets abducted, the case turns into a wicked ordeal testing Cara’s ability to resist being conjured by a purveyor of death.
The film gets saved with good acting by Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers who make their characters tantalizing. Moore makes a believable psychologist who gets caught in this nightmare of being challenged by the murderous personalities of her client. She’s creative in showing her respect for her trade, but wary of those who would try to dissuade her from her practice. Even though her investigation goes way beyond the boundaries of what a normal psychologist would attempt, it’s just a movie after all.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers puts on a good show as the afflicted and conflicted personality victim. He keeps in role throughout providing a creepy feel as he changes into his David and then Wesley characters that sense Cara has abilities that can affect their presence. Meyers does some very disconcerting gyrations during his interviews that get scary at times, but special prostheses may be in play here.
6 Souls has been rated R by the MPAA for violent content, disturbing images and terror. Cinematography and special effects make-up are a big assist keeping the film eerie and horror filled. The blood flows, knives slash and there’s enough twists to keep you interested to the very end. Be cautious when deciding to allow immature children under the age of 17 see the film as it does have some scenes that are inappropriate.
The video presentation is very good with very little distortion. The special effects using some excellent make-up are craftily undetected even in close-up. The overall appearance has no distractions and plays out on my 16×9 TV using provided 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio with just a small bar top and bottom.
The audio quality taking advantage of the disc’s DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 through my sound system is very good. The dialogue, action sounds and background music are well designed and come across clear and clean.
There are not bonus features on the Blu-ray disc.
Specifications and additional film information:
- Cast: Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeffrey DeMunn
- Directed by: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
- MPAA Rating: R for violent content, disturbing images and terror
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Running Time: 1 hr 52 min
- Video Release Date: July 2, 2013
- Original Film Release Date: March 1, 2013
- Language: English
- Format: Blu-ray
- Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Video: 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
- Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
- Number of Discs: 1 Disc
- Distributed by: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Writer, critic, film editor John Delia, Sr. has been on all sides of the movie business from publications to film making. He has worked as a film critic with ACED Magazine for more than 20 years and other publications for a total of 40 years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Florida. John is a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association and Critics Association of Central Florida Send John a message at jdelia@acedmagazine.com
