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My Soul to Take

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In the small town of Riverton, a local legend tells of a serial killer's oath to come back and kill the seven children who were born on the night he supposedly died. Now 16 years later, Riverton residents are disappearing again, making some wonder if the legend is true. Bug (Max Thieriot), plagued by nightmares all his life, is one of the so-called Riverton Seven, and it's up to him to save his friends from an evil that will not rest.
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Dull, joyless, and formulaic, My Soul to Take suggests writer/director Wes Craven ended his five-year filmmaking hiatus too soon.

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness 04/21/2011
C
The filmmaker's red herrings prove depressingly incapable of hiding the real fiend's identity. Go to Full Review J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 01/05/2011
There's some malarkey about each kid having inherited one of the maniac's personalities, though Craven never does much with that except to point the finger of suspicion at junior. Go to Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle 10/15/2010
0/5
This utterly mediocre forget-me-now could've been crafted by any faceless serial director at all. Go to Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 11
1/5
Wes Craven undeniably earned his legacy in horror, though maybe he should have abandoned his penchant for delivering stories about teens with his Scream sequels. Go to Full Review Mike Thorn Vague Visages 12/12/2023
As the second last film in one of the great contemporary horror filmmaker’s careers, it’s an extraordinary example of artistic self-reflection and development. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 08/03/2023
1/4
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thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 23 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more angela g @Sunflower378 11/25/2024 i dont get with the hate on my soul to take i enjoy this movie it had cool kills a coll story and a good twist at the ending the acting was good but i felt like the story was a little messy at some points in the movie but it was a good movie. See more Andre F @RT07707334 03/26/2024 Poor, poor souls. My soul to take is a complete mess of a horror film. Is a really poor horror feature that fails to establish interesting ideas and characters. The film fails to deliver any sort of atmosphere and just comes across as overly edgy and trying too hard to seem dark. The protagonist is not captivating, just like his personification. The deaths are boring and don't give any emotion. And, if a slasher film has insignificant deaths, the film becomes discarded to any viewer. This doesn't seem like Wes's work, because there isn't that hand that only he knows how to deal. And in this film his touch doesn't seem to be present. As incredible as it may seem, there is no actor that I can single out because they were all dragged down the hill with the detestable characters they were cast as. One of Wes's worst works. See more alex d @RT18550768 01/06/2023 The concept isn't bad, but it isn't executed well in any aspect. See more 01/04/2023 I love and miss Wes Craven but this felt film student caliber to me. See more KEVIN C @RT21901671 12/03/2022 From horror master Wes Craven, a serial killer thought to be dead returns to kill a group of high school kids who share the same birthday as the day he supposedly died. Even for Wes Craven this is a stretch story wise. The cast is pretty good and the movie itself is very watchable. But a bit too much to suspend belief in, in order for this movie to be more memorable. See more Read all reviews
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Wes Craven

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Max Thieriot

Bug

John Magaro

Alex

Denzel Whitaker

Jerome

Zena Grey

Penelope

Nick Lashaway

Brandon

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Synopsis In the small town of Riverton, a local legend tells of a serial killer's oath to come back and kill the seven children who were born on the night he supposedly died. Now 16 years later, Riverton residents are disappearing again, making some wonder if the legend is true. Bug (Max Thieriot), plagued by nightmares all his life, is one of the so-called Riverton Seven, and it's up to him to save his friends from an evil that will not rest.
Director
Wes Craven
Producer
Wes Craven, Iya Labunka, Anthony Katagas
Screenwriter
Wes Craven
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Corvus Corax
Rating
R (Sexual References|Pervasive Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 8, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.6M
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS
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