Plot

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

Cast

I was only familiar with Miranda Otto but to their credit everyone involved was great especially Zoe Terakes.

Verdict

I criticize Hollywood a lot about the quality of their horror films, apparently it's not just them as this is a Australia/UK collaboration.

You see when the movie started I thought it was stylish, I thought it was well acted and when the premise presented itself I thought it was actually really quite interesting but feared it would become non-sensical foolishness like most modern horror. I was right.

It all looks shiny, it feels well made but as with most modern supernatural horrors these days it's like a writer came up with a solid concept but that's it, the rest was just made up as they went along, the rules change, it goes on random tangents, and it's just messy.

I wanted to like Talk to Me, but by half way through I'd predicted the whole thing correctly and it had revealed itself to be something comparable with your Conjuring, Insidious and all the other uninspired mega budget snoozefests.

Rants

The sad thing about this is a recurring theme I've been seeing with horror lately. Namely something becomes "Trendy" with kids, they record themselves doing it despite the ridiculous dangers and do it for the purpose of "Likes", "Subscriptions" and whatever passes for fame these days since the bar has never been lower. It's sad, it's pathetic, what's wrong with you?

Breakdown

Looks the part Great concept Great concept doesn't deliver Falls into the same slump as most modern horror.