The List (2007)

This movie has absolutely no substance. The intriguing premise of the movie is apparent early on and is good enough to keep interest through the end but never gets developed. The viewer is left waiting to see how the list works and what power and influence it brings. The reward for the viewer is the nonsensical supernatural powers the book possesses which are ultimately countered by a combination of prayer and the main character definitively and literally saying "no" to the power of "the list". What an utter and complete waste of a decent premise. There was no resolution to the battle between the members of the list and the main character. They both just went their separate ways. How ridiculous. It would be like the end of the Godfather coming when Michael Corleone storms in front of the Solozzo and McCluskey and says "no" while his family is at home praying (queue curtain). No where does the movie even attempt to explain where the heart attack powers the list has come from or why they stop working. The producer and writer for this movie should mail everyone who wasted money on this movie their money back. Do yourself a favor, read the blurb on the back of the DVD case and make up your own story based on the premise. I guarantee your story and ending will be better than the one in this movie.

Things I learned from "The List".A decent cinematographer, a hot girl who can act and Malcom McDowell couldn't stop this movie from sucking.Blockbuster won't give you your money back.Even when he reads the script and says "Ugh! Really?!", Malcom McDowell still tries.Chuck Carrington desperately needs acting classes.Hire a writer.Jesus hates me too and punished me by making me pay $ 5.50 to see this movie.When making a movie, you don't need an ending. Just leave everything unexplained, unresolved an uninteresting enough so that the audience falls asleep BEFORE the ending. Genius.Any random landlord can cure death just by drawing a cross on a window. So make friends.Your maid can sing you back to life.Chuck Carrington still needs acting classes.Your roommate will hate you and make fun of you if you bring home this movie.Apologies will not be accepted.

The deceptive cover, title and very small hidden print of Power of Prayer tricked me into renting this movie.It started out really well and pulled me in. I REALLY liked it. Between 1/3 and 3/4's of it, the film started throwing in things that were not set up and made no sense. My first thought was, "This is not written by someone who knows how to tell a story." I ended up re-watching parts of the movie, thinking I had missed something.By the time I reached the last 1/5 of the movie, it was all BORING, ANNOYING, RELIGION THUMPING DIALOG that made no sense, said nothing, and was annoying to listen to; I turned off the sound and did a fast forward to the end.Don't waste your time with this flick.Beware of DVDs labeled Whitlow Films and Level Path Productions.And I'm a practicing Catholic.

I just finished watching this movie. It wasn't ridiculously bad, but I'm really disappointed with it. I'm not really sure why someone would make a movie like this. It was marginally entertaining, but I feel like the people making it had a lot of disagreements on what they were making. Monday, the writer was in charge; Tuesday, the director; Wednesday, the guy who gets the coffee; etc. It almost seems like they really wanted to make a couple different movies, but only had the time and money to make one.Someone else commented that the acting was really good, but I'd have to disagree. Then again, if the actors were able to keep a straight face during the filming, perhaps they're better actors than I give them credit for.The back of the DVD gives the impression that the movie would be a mystery... something along the lines of a historical Law and Order or National Treasure. It starts off like that, but then, out of nowhere it takes a turn towards a bad episode of the Twilight Zone, or... what was that other show that wasn't as good... A bad episode of The Outer Limits.My main complaint about the movie is that it is just so played out. There's the evil guy with spiked white hair. There's the love interest, who, when she first appears, the wind actually blows through her hair. Seriously. Once you realize it's a Christian movie, the end is also pretty easy to spot.The cinematography was poorly done, especially in the opening scenes - way to put your best foot forward. It wasn't atrocious for most of the movie, but there was the occasional ridiculously bad shot of an old lady, praying, arms up in a dark room while lightening is striking - the sort of thing that just makes you a little bit embarrassed to be watching the movie.