Driven and intense aspiring violinist Jude (a strong and sympathetic portrayal by Katherine Hughes) preps for the biggest performance of her career. However, Jude can't get over the mysterious death of previous top violinist Emily Forster.
While director Robert Shaye manages to craft a decent amount of quietly sinister atmosphere, he crucially fails to generate any essential tension and the story basically meanders until the rushed climax. Moreover, the story attempts one twist too many that quite simply doesn't work. Worse yet, one particular twist is one of those oldest twists in the book that's just all kinds of lame and dissatisfying. Fortunately, the game cast do their best with the lackluster material, with especially praiseworthy work from Giles Matthey as the dashing Dave, Sonoya Mizuno as the sassy Sarah, Kyanna Simone Simpson as the perky Veronica, Bryan Batt as demanding teacher Murphy, and John Kroft as unfaithful boyfriend Ben. Lin Shaye has a fun cameo as a crazy homeless lady. A strictly so-so timekiller.
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