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Caleb Landry Jones | ... | ||
Sarah Gadon | ... |
Hannah Geist
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Lisa Berry | ... |
Lucas Clinic Receptionist
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Douglas Smith | ... |
Edward Porris
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Nenna Abuwa | ... |
Aria Noble
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Donna Goodhand | ... |
Woman in Waiting Room
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Adam Bogen | ... |
Lucas Clinic Security Guard
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Salvatore Antonio | ... |
Topp
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Matt Watts | ... |
Mercer
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Dawn Greenhalgh | ... |
Jane
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Katie Bergin | ... |
Talk Show Host
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Nicholas Campbell | ... |
Dorian
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Lara Jean Chorostecki | ... |
Michelle
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Reid Morgan | ... |
Derek Lessing
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Elitsa Bako | ... |
Vera
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Syd March is an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. Biological communion - for a price. Syd also supplies illegal samples of these viruses to piracy groups, smuggling them from the clinic in his own body. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans. He must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate. Written by Rhombus Media
Honestly, don't bother unless you enjoy constantly seeing shots of needles inserted, blood, and sickly looking people. That is all the movie will deliver; the only emotional response it will invoke is disdain. No matter how interesting the concept may seem, this movie doesn't do it justice.
Things going for it: A novel concept. A few artistic scenes
On the other hand, it fails to fully exploit the concept, and the aforementioned scenes seem randomly inserted into the film with no real connection to the plot. With no background history provided, it is impossible to understand the world view of the characters, and thus impossible to form an emotional connection/emphasize with them. The sickly and gross scenes make you feel ill, but without any titillation, they literally just make you feel yuck. On top of it all, the movie often feels slow, and you wonder why you are watching it. How that can possibly happen with such a novel concept I don't know.
Really, I can't recommend it. It doesn't do the concept justice. It doesn't do cinema justice. It is a struggle to keep watching it - reading the Wikipedia entry is more rewarding; writing this review was more enjoyable.
The director obviously has a creative mind, and some technical ability, but he has utterly failed to combine them in production.
Just. Don't. Bother.