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The Taking of Deborah Logan
2014 90 min United States of America R 18+
★6.4
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Adam Robitel
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Description
What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening, as hair-raising events begin to plague the family and crew and an unspeakable malevolence threatens to tear the very fabric of sanity from them all.
Starring
Jill Larson
Actor
Anne Ramsay
Actor
Michelle Ang
Actor
Awards
1 win & 7 nominations
Key opinion
The Taking of Deborah Logan is a polarising found-footage horror film that blends dementia-themed family drama with standard supernatural tropes. While the performances are widely praised as the film's strongest asset, critics are split on whether the execution offers a refreshing take on the possession subgenre or merely repeats exhausted clichés.
| Acting | Jill Larson delivers a compelling, unsettling performance that effectively grounds the film's shift from medical drama to supernatural horror. | |
| Originality | The found-footage format is heavily criticized for feeling derivative and failing to achieve the required level of pseudo-documentary realism. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is viewed as a mixture of interesting concepts regarding disease and family, yet is often hindered by illogical character decisions and thin plotting. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing is a point of contention; some appreciate the slow-burn atmospheric buildup, while others find the lengthy introductory exposition boring and monotonous. | |
| Cinematography | The visual execution is divisive, with some finding the final act’s shaky camera work and cheap practical effects to be incoherent and immersion-breaking. |