Review of Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014) by Cylus O — 02 Nov 2014

An odd ghost story that struggles with with its narrative.

This review of Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014) was written by Cylus O on 02 Nov 2014.

Jamie Marks Is Dead has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 26 Aug 2014

The potentially ludicrous story is handled artfully enough here to cast an eerie but not off-putting spell throughout, though the ultimate…

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By Cameron J (1,335) on 14 Sep 2014

There's a lot of mumbling and loud background music/noise in this movie, so it's difficult to actually hear what they're saying, which's kind…

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By Akira Y (32) on 25 Oct 2016

I loved how it built up to revealing what happened to Jamie. It had me on the edge of my seat…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 28 Dec 2016

I get what they were trying to do but it was slow moving. ending was MEH…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 26 Aug 2014

Being haunted by a ghost here is less like a horror movie than like many of the other secrets teenagers share -- working out matters of life…

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By Fr. Chris Carpenter (308) for Rage Monthly (2) on 10 Jul 2014

It is rare for a film to be creepy, sexy and deeply moving, all at the same time. Filmmaker Carter Smith walks an impressive high wire act…

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By Matt Donato (975) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 25 Aug 2014

Cameron Smith finds redemption in Jamie Marks Is Dead, an unconventional paranormal story about accepting fate and moving on - no matter how…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for Film Threat (5,156) on 25 Aug 2014

It's a film that I liked more when no one was speaking, getting into the atmosphere of this world without having to deal with the awkward plotting…

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By Ws W (1,791) on 02 Sep 2014

To where exactly was it trying to take us? Coming-of-age? Supernatural? Homo-erotic? A bit of everything…

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By Jordan Raup (239) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 20 Jun 2016

It may have more brains behind it than The Ruins, but hopefully Smith can find material truly worthy of his technical talents with his next feature…

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