The Stepfather

By Lauren Hillband
Released: October 16, 2009
Production
The movie starts and as we all may expect a mystery develops - is he, or isn't he, a serial killer. Wait though, this movie forgot to do that. Instead it just gives everything away in the first ten minutes. Then it forces you to sit through a multitude of melodramatic family going ons while the stepfather, David (Dylan Walsh), develops more sinister and creepy facial expressions. It is sad to say but the film is more focused on showing the pubescent teenage female body, scantily clad throughout in bikinis, than actually giving the viewer a real story to latch onto.
Score and Soundtrack
If the individuals behind the score and soundtrack of this film were trying to drown out the dialogue and make you forget about what is happening on screen they did an incredible job. If they actually believed the music would increase the suspense or give your more insight into character emotion and drive, they failed beyond belief. The music is an incredible distraction and the levels far too high in given scenes. The musical choices are consistently out of place and insignificant in every way. It comes across as more of an excuse to blast emo rock songs than actually try and correlate the music to the action on screen. Even so, if you like this type of music it is available on Filter - The Stepfather (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
Scary Factor
To even call any part of this film scary is laughable.



Genres
Horror, Thriller
Release Date
October 16, 2009
MPAA Rating
PG 13
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