Review of The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) by Private U — 28 Dec 2014
Hackneyed tropes and found-footage foolishness fail to completely detract from the somewhat provocative premise and a few moments that transcend the term "unsettling". Refreshingly lesbian Sarah (Ann Ramsay) cares for her aging widowed mother Deborah (Jill Larson) who suffers from an increasingly aggressive case of Alzheimer's.
As a method of alleviating both financial strains and the need for assisted care, Sarah agrees to have grad student Mia (Michelle Ang) and her video crew come and document the struggles of both the afflicted and their primary caregivers.
What begins as a heartbreaking look at Deborah's progressively deteriorating mental state slowly evolves into something indeed more sinister. The world of horror movies, and especially found-footage, is a minefield and while The Taking of Deborah Logan manages walk away with all four limbs, that shouldn't suggest a few toes weren't blown off in the process.
Still, if you can stomach the format and find yourself stranded in the current tundra that is Netflix, you could certainly do worse.
This review of The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) was written by Private U on 28 Dec 2014.
The Taking of Deborah Logan has generally received mixed reviews.
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