A couple trying to come to terms with the death of their daughter
are stuck in the house together . She is trying to write the next book in her
series of children’s books while he is doing crossword puzzles. As they deal
with grief they begin to have some weird experiences, and it appears that the
crossword puzzle is sending them messages from beyond the grave.
While there is a supernatural edge to the story, this is
ultimately a study of two people trying to deal with unimaginable grief and
unable to reach out to the one person who is hurting just as badly as they are.
It’s a painful examination of how our minds desperately search for a reason and
an excuse for the pain. While coincidental words in a crossword puzzle may be
funny at other times, but here they allow our minds to throw blame in a
desperate attempt to lessen what we are feeling.
I didn’t feel spooky, I just felt incredibly sad.
This is a super film. It’s a great little film that does
more than scare us, and instead shines a like into a darkness no parent should
ever feel
Recommended.
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