Plot Summary
When Lindsay Parker moves to a new area for a new job, she looks forward to living in her newly-purchased home. However, the longer she lives there, the more she realizes that evil is afoot in her home. Things are moved on their own and she encounters strange noises and presences. There is an ancient evil there she has no idea how to handle, so she turns to so-called paranormal ‘experts’ for help. However, little does she know that only faith in God can save her now.
Production Quality (0 points)
So you set out to make a Christian horror film and you make sure to use the worst production quality possible. Like many other independent Christian horror flicks, Unwanted Presence is an unwanted production. Video quality is blurry and camera work is randomly shaky. Lighting is also quite inconsistent. Audio quality is terrible as it’s sometimes too loud but other times too quiet. The soundtrack is also very cheesy and there are some screeching noises and ‘sound effects’ throughout. Other special effects relating to the horror genre are also very stupid and juvenile. Sets and locations are limited to basically one or two houses and the props are pedestrian. Finally, there is no editing here as all possible content is included. Basically, there’s just nothing good to say here.
Plot and Storyline Quality (0 points)
Is there such a thing as a good Christian horror film? They are always either extremely cheesy and obvious or too vague. The portrayal of spiritual elements and ‘quirky’ characters in this movie is so laughable that one has to wonder if this is another one of those parody films. But in all seriousness, the spiritual circumstances portrayed in this story are downright unrealistic and actually suggest some dangerous practices. Besides this, there is barely enough plot content to sustain a full-length film and the subplots are completely disjointed. There are too many sequences depicting activities of daily living or some zany character’s antics. None of the characters are believable or accessible. Whether or not this film is to be taken seriously, it’s still awful.
Acting Quality (0 points)
This cast oscillates from being very robotic, practiced, and overly enunciated to downright mumbling their lines. Facial expressions are not an issue dealt with very often, but the ones used by this cast are extreme and atrocious. Emotions are flat and empty. Need we say anything else about this mess?
Conclusion
Spiritual activity in a house is not something to play around with. If this were actually happening to someone (it’s not likely to happen in the fashion this movie suggests), then I would advise them to move out because a haunted location is not something you can just pray away, unless for some reason God has given you special authority over an area. For this movie to suggest this is childish and dangerous. Regardless, Christian horror is a lost and confused genre that should probably be put on hiatus until someone can come up with a real story that is actually funded.
Final Rating: 0 out of 10 points
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