Whether or not we get more rounds with this hand of fate, Talk to Me lingers as a striking and confident directorial debut from the Philippous. The movie isn't for those who believe horror movies can easily be shaken off. The film is thematically a bit thin but doesn't stint on genuine scares, intensity or revulsion.

The film grabs your attention with verve, but also has a vision: it's not mortal danger it finds freaky, but what's waiting on the other side. More than just a great scream queen, Wilde makes vivid sense of Mia's ravaged emotions, revealing her to be a captive less to the spirit realm than to her own inconsolable grief. She's the movie's revelation. By choosing simplicity over specifics, the filmmakers free themselves from the weight of words and open up space for a mood of intense disquiet and unusual sensitivity.

My Rating : 7.5/10.