6 Souls (2010)

I bought this film based purely on the premise. Julianne Moore plays psychologist Cara Harding who finds herself investigating the case of Adam, a young man who seems to suffer from multiple personality disorder. But as Cara delves deeper into his strange case she soon finds that the answers to Adam's condition are far more sinister than she had ever imagined. **contains some spoilers**

I hoped this would be a smart psychological thriller perhaps with a neat twist thrown in somewhere. I got a twist all right but it certainly wasn't what I had been hoping for. The most disappointing thing about this film is that somewhere in amongst the mess there is a hint of something better, something that never was.

The first half the film is carried by Jonathan Rhys Meyers who plays Adam and all of his personalities. His perfomance in this film really was excellent. He slips from personality to personality with remarkable fluidity while managing to remain extremely convincing. His character switches were what convinced me to keep watching the film since I had been very unimpressed with the rest of it. It wasnt that Julianne Moore was bad per se but she was boring. The character had no depth or interest and this was highlighted all the more when she was up against Meyer's bold performances.

Unfortunately the film, which could have ben smart, then completely derails itself as it descends into a steaming pile of nonsense. The psychological element becomes the supernatural as Harding discovers that Adam's 'personalities' are in fact the spirits of murder victims. Even this might have been workable with a decent script but the directors seemed hellbent on destryoing their own film. The moment Harding goes running off to find a bunch of gypsies living in the mountians, and the wizened old crone that appears to lead them, I knew the film had dug itself into a hole from which it could not crawl out. No explanation is offered as to why the Harding character goes running off to visit these cliche gypsies and their even more cliche crone. How Julianne Moore sat through these scenes without laughing I honestly do not know.

Ultimately the film succumbs to the most irritating of horror tropes let's run screaming through the spooky forest at night. This is a trope that I can barely stand to see in a horror film let alone a 'psychological thriller'. The supernatural explanation offered for the events in the film is poorly executed and downright silly, with characters constantly preaching about God and religion and what will happen to a non-believer.

The first half of the film is worth watching simply for Meyer's impressive performance but if you do switch off halfway through, you really wouldnt miss anything. The film promised so much and gave so little, ending with nothing but plot holes and the dropped jaws of the audiences who like me couldnt believe they sat through the whole hour and forty minutes for that pitiful conclusion

This movie was left at my house by a friend who had purchased it from a man at his job last week. I watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it. I liked it because I just came out of a relationship with a man who acted exactly like the character of Johnathan Myers. Myers played the part of a man who was possessed however carried traits of a serious personality disorder. How the playright came up with this idea was wonderful in my opinion. The movie balanced itself off by adding a twist of religion thoroughout--withcraft, Christianity, and a strong faith lesson towards the ending of the movie. The message here is very very strong. Julianna Moore played the part of the pyschiatrist as well, the daughter of one who was persistent in helping this one particular client--Myers. Another twist in the movie is seeing the demonic forces take over not only her client, but her daughter as well. In conclusion, the movie is a winner and definitely tells a meesage about losing your faith in God. The journey in which this movie takes you is inspiring enough to make you actually sit back when it is over and address your own faith and beliefs. Can't wait to own my own copy.

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"Where am I and why would you think that I was Adam?" Cara Harding (Moore) is a female forensic psychiatrist that discovers that all of one of her patient's multiple personalities are murder victims. The more she digs the more personal the case becomes. When her subject begins to take on the personalities of those closest to her she switches from trying to help him to trying to stop him. But is it too late? This is a movie I had no expectations for going in at all. That said I really enjoyed this and I recommend this to all horror fans. While most recent horror movies have become like Saw, just hacking people up, this one has more of a Silence Of The Lambs feel. More psychological thriller then straight horror but the movie is still pretty disturbing in most parts. The movie reminded me a lot of Fallen, so if you liked that then you will also like this one. I sure did. One of the better horror movies to have come out in a long time. I recommend this. Overall, part Identity part Fallen but all entertaining and a little creepy in parts. I give it a B+.

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Spooky movies are all ridiculous because they are all frightening trips outside of reality. So I judge them strictly upon their ability to hold my interest. This one did a pretty good job. Like a lot of them, this one starts out with a logical scientific explanation of the character's strange behavior along psychological pathologies, but becomes "spooky" when it's found that something other worldly is at the root of the problem. The ability of the writers and producers to come up with something unique, that hasn't been done before is a challenge which, to me, often determines the success of the story line.

This one uses what world religions have used for centuries to control the masses . . . "Believe without question, or you'll wish you had." By the time the protagonist realizes the error of her ways, it's either too late, or at least almost too late to avert disaster. The only diversion from that old formula is the connection to old mountain ways and an old crone rather than a well recognized and accepted religion. The very ending has been done and over done too many times, but all in all a pretty entertaining movie. I enjoyed it and my popcorn.

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The start of this movie is promising. Julienne Moore plays Dr. Cara Harding, a psychiatrist who does not believe in multiple personalities disorder. Her father, played by Jeffrey DeMunn, introduces her to a patient who he believes is an interesting case since he is a young man who appears to have split personalities (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Rhys Meyers is incredible as he flawlessly and believably acts out various personalities with different accents and mannerisms. DeMunn was excellent too but I did not really care for Julienne Moore in this as I found her somewhat boring and not credible.

The movie is great for the first half or so but then it gets boring and stupid as it morphs from a fast-paced psychological thriller into a confusing far-fetched supernatural horror movie. If the second half could have continued like the first, I would have thought it was a great thriller. But the second part spoils it. Not worth the time to watch.

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