Hellen
I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Acensbart
Excellent but underrated film
Ariella Broughton
It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
Tobias Burrows
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
meddlecore
11:11 is Canadian B-horror film, shot in BC. It starts off excellent, with an intriguing concept. But by the end of the film you can't help but feel lost and confused by the convoluted storyline. I don't think it's as bad as some other reviewers make it out to be...but it's not particularly good either. While shot well enough, the ending seemed to be rushed- relying upon an over-exploited twist that seem forced and rather unnecessary.The film focuses on Sarah, a University student who is studying the paranormal in order to better grasp her own psychic abilities. She comes from a traumatic past- during which she witnessed her parents murdered- which still affects her to this day. And because of this, a group of local thugs like to pick on her, as they perceive her to be a freak.Essentially, she is haunted by the ghost(? possibly a demon or angel?...hard to say based on the info provided) of a young girl who she has seen throughout her life- even before her parents were murdered. At points the director seems to lead you to believe there are actually two ghosts in the film- one of the young girl (who has aged in her ghostly form), and the spirit of the mother- but by the end there seems to be only one...and this was all a subtle attempt to ruse the viewer. However, the way in which it is compiled renders it all very confusing and hard to follow.Anyways, whenever someone has intentions to wrong or harm Sarah...they find themselves meeting a terrifying and deadly fate. The local police suspect she must be involved but can't bring themselves around to arrest her without any evidence. The local thugs are sure she is to blame though- and seek to dole out their own brand of vigilante justice.But every time someone tries, they wind up dead. And it is suggested the entity that has been haunting Sarah since birth is responsible.To decipher what this entity is, one must pay close attention to the background details at the beginning of the film. A newscast running in the background of an early scene suggests that the film will be oriented around the poltergeist phenomenon. Poltergeists are not, in fact, ghosts. They are externalized manifestations of the psyche originating from psychically inclined individuals who have experienced instances of intense emotion or trauma in their lives. However, it could be argued that this is not reinforced in the conclusion of the film. Hence it being another source of confusion. I personally perceived this to be another subtle attempt to ruse the viewer and throw them off speculating where the conclusion might lead.What actually seems to be going on, is that- on the day of her parents murder- the first of 11 gates opened in the realm of spirits, allowing both angels and demons to enter the earthly realm, in order to wage a war between each other, as means to bring about the apocalypse (whether that be the dawn of a new age, or end of the world as we know it).Sarah is apparently a "Child of Absalom"- mythologically described as a group of humans that have been "chosen" to do the bidding of said angels and demons in the aforementioned apocalyptic battle.With that being said, everyone who messes with her ends up dead...and this spiritual entity seems to be to blame. All this forces Sarah to face an ultimatum, which culminates with an ending that is both bizarre and convoluted (complete with last second twist).As far as Canadian horror films go, this certainly isn't the best (nor is it the worst). The concept is really quite intriguing; and it starts off great...only to lose you by the time the conclusion rolls around. In the end, it comes off like a student's attempt at making a psychological thriller for a university film course. The cinematography and acting are decent enough, but the storyline and plot structure really needed to be cleaned up. It seems to me, that this is another ghost film inspired by The Other- with a few additional elements added in. You probably won't love it, but you might not hate it either. It's one of those films.4.5 out 10.
anxietyresister
The film starts well enough. It is a truly terrifying scene as a couple of fugitives on the run from the law tear apart an innocent family living in a secluded country cottage by killing the mother and father. The young daughter only manages to escape with the aid of a mysterious spectre, who kills the two aggressors while she covers in a downstairs cupboard. Then, we catch up with her 15 years later as a drug-addled student researching the supernatural, living with her promiscuous aunt and being looked after by a mysterious redhead. She has no real friends, was almost raped at a party and keeps having bizarre visions which no-one else can see. So yep, life is grand. Things get a lot more pleasant when she has a falling out with her mum's sister, who is later found dead in a bathtub under suspicious circumstances with 11 etched into her forehead. Hmm, I wonder who the police's main suspect will be? This is quickly followed by more deaths, all linked by their relation to our heroine having been on bad terms with them before their passing. Could she be the culprit, or perhaps the explanation could be something of a more ethereal nature? Clue: If you think the former, you've picked up the wrong movie from Blockbuster. Go back and get the correct one, short-sighted gimp.As I said, I was all ready to fast-forward to the good parts, safe in the knowledge that I wasn't missing out on anything but a mediocre suspense potboiler. But the first ten minutes grabbed me, and I decided to give it a chance. I was quite pleasantly surprised: it certainly wasn't a masterpiece but the acting was good enough and the script kept throwing up intriguing situations of which I looked forward to finding the solution to. Alas, 45 minutes in, I realised my attention start to wander during a long sequence where the main character is walking round a library, doing nothing. We then get a cheap scare, followed by quarter of an hour of goddledegook about the paranormal between her and her new hunk of a boyfriend. Things only got worse from there, as the promising beginning is thrown out the window as we get one unconvincing plot twist after another, followed by an ending so anti-climatic it's like being promised the moon and ending up with a teeny weeny meteorite instead. Pathetic.If it was bad all the way through, it would have been far easier to swallow. The fact that it starts at a canter and barely ends with a whimper is not just disappointing, it is heartbreaking. How can something which began so promisingly end up being so formulaic? I don't know, and I don't particularly care. I'll just give the writer and director a bit of advice for next time: Don't spend 5 weeks writing the first part of your screenplay, then 5 minutes finishing the rest. You tend to notice these things in the final product when you treat your project as sloppily as you have here... 3/10
Joseph P. Ulibas
11:11 a.k.a. Hell's Gate (2004) is another bad horror movie that tries too hard to be something it's not. A young girl has an imaginary play mate. One day whilst out in the fields playing with her friends, a couple of fugitives visit her parents and whack them off for no apparent reason. The young girl runs off and hides from the bad men. Years later, the girl grows up into a woman with problems. Losers at her school (looking like repressed homosexuals) flaunt their manhood in front of her when she rejected one of them. The girls hate her and life in general is miserable for her. A secret from her past returns to visit her. Who or what is it? Why does everyone hate her? What's her Guardian's problem with her? To find out you'll have to watch Hell's Gate.The new title makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. I don't know why people are given money to make such bad movies. This film is not even good enough to make fun of. It's a head ache inducing mess that'l confuse anyone who tries to make some sense out of it. Not worth your time.Not recommended.
Peter Groen
Well This was a complete waste of celluloid. The preview was promising but after watching the movie, it looked like the preview *was* the whole movie. No plot, no clear storyline, just some misplaced suspense. It looks like the director tried very hard to create an atmosphere of mystique and fear, but still there are gaps to be filled. Why the drugs? Why the number 11.11? (Btw. As Sarah enteres the library, the clock says 11.14) What's the connection to the murder on the parents? What's the role of this Rayden woman? Is she one of the children or not? Who are those children anyway. There is a lot of material lying around to create the ultimate cult movie like "the Omen" but the director just leaves them lying on the floor without digging into the story. Even "the Blairwitch project" was more scary than this one. All the gaps you hope to be filled like in "The Butterfly effect" stay open as the credits start rolling.. OK. Off to the next movie...