When a group of high school students dig into their town's infamous past they unwittingly unlock an Evil that corrupts and destroys them. Possessing its victims through video playback and using them for malevolent purposes, it closes in on one specific soul, threatening to expose the town's deepest, darkest secret.... (Full plot summary below)
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When a group of high school students dig into their town's infamous past they unwittingly unlock an Evil that corrupts and destroys them. Possessing its victims through video playback and using them for malevolent purposes, it closes in on one specific soul, threatening to expose the town's deepest, darkest secret.
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| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfNickels misses the mark with this design of voyeurism and possession, unable to launch his idea with an inspiring sense of madness or even basic boogeyman clarity. |
| Paste MagazineAnnlee EllingsonPlayback takes a potentially intriguing concept and punctuates it with extreme gore rather than thrilling suspense. |
| Dread CentralHeather WixsonPlayback is a movie that had the potential to be good but suffers from terrible writing and a director who should have let someone have a pass at his script to get things tightened up |
| 7M PicturesKevin Carrambition alone can't make a good film, and if those elements are poorly put together and not fully realized, it can become less than the sum of its already tired parts |
| Slant MagazineNick SchagerWriter-director Michael A. Nickles may momentarily shout out to Peeping Tom via a shot of its DVD, but Playback is merely a voyeurism-tinged horror film of dismal direct-to-video quality. |
| User ReviewStu RFantastic Film. Watched in twice and loved it both times |
| User ReviewJimmy RChristian bale really made it feel like I was being showered with the tears of busty angles (even obtuse ones) I would definitely give my life savings and sell my children into slavery to catch a glimpse at a frame of this masterpiece. Well done mr. Director. |
| User Reviewjimmy tThis beautifully written, and acted film was a true triumph of cinema. The many facets of this movie, from the dark visuals to the soundtrack, that makes the hairs on the back of your hair stand, all come beautifully together in this epic performance that DOES NOTHING WRONG. This Original Production (OP) really delivered, the original production returns film back to a state of homo-cinematography, that is almost always a trait of our beloved original productions. Initially i assumed the film would be little more than just a shock and awe type horror film but was then pleasantly surprised by the amount of depth and emotion portrayed by Christian bale. 10 stars! |
| User ReviewCollier MChristian Bale deserves an award for this. |
| User ReviewAndre OThis movie is so entertaining in a way I cant figure out how to explain, I have watched this movie several times. Conrad Slater is golden. Absolute recommendation to fans of stuff like X-Files and Doctor Who. |
