The Telling

2009

Action / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 15% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 15% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 3.2/10 10 1714 1.7K

poison undead murder sorority pledge

Director

Nicholas Carpenter Photo
Nicholas Carpenter

Top cast

Timothy E. Goodwin Photo
Timothy E. Goodwin as The Undead
Christine Nguyen Photo
Christine Nguyen as Absinthe Fairy
Jean Louise O'Sullivan Photo
Jean Louise O'Sullivan as Haley
Eli Jane Photo
Eli Jane as Dream Eva
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23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sunniva_reilly 3 / 10

Retelling a cliché

I did not have very high hopes for this film. A horror movie from the Playboy mansion? I think most people probably suspect that Playboy bunnies do not make great actresses, and indeed they do not. They are great at posing and pouting, but pretending to laugh, is sadly beyond their reach (though this might be due to having been pawed at by a 127 year old Hugh Hefner, as that would stop most people from even cracking a smile). So if you disregard the acting, which ranges from poor to abysmal, you will have heard the stories again and again since childhood. In fact, most Halloween specials have told these stories, and often told them better. So here goes: To gain membership in a Sorority populated by plastic women in their late 20ies and early (?) 30ies (who, at least at one point, are amusingly Borg-like), three pledges must tell a scary story each. Seem familiar yet? The first story involves an evil doll, the second a creepy castle in Transsylvania and in the third, three babysitters (ok, they're not actually babysitters, but they might as well be to make the cliché complete) get creepy phone calls.This is far from the worst film I've seen (that honour still belongs to Unearthed), and sadly, it is not so-bad-it's-good either. Overall, I think it deserves a 3/10, because it did manage to hold my attention till the end and because it did give me a chuckle or two. However, it must be said, it is not even remotely scary. Nor is it sexy. Apparently, there is 1 blink-and-you'll-miss-it topless scene, but I blinked, so I missed it.
Reviewed by Scarecrow-88 2 / 10

The Telling

Reviewed by gavin6942 3 / 10

Waste of Time

In this horror anthology film, three girls pledge the most popular -- and cruelest -- sorority on campus. For their final task, they must tell the scariest story they know. Containing three distinct stories -- one featuring a murderous doll, one a has-been actress and her run in with a film crew of the undead and, finally, a hunt-and-kill fright-fest.There is really nothing to say about this one. I do not know the history, but based on what I was able to determine, this was more or less an excuse to get Playboy models to appear in a movie. And, you know, I guess if that is all they wanted to do, it worked.Now, if they wanted to be in a good movie, they failed. We have a very poor version of the Twilight Zone's "Living Doll" episode. There is a decent second segment but it is pulled off terribly. And after that... well, ugh.
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