| The Return |  | Director: Asif Kapadia
Actors: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sam Shepard, Peter O'Brien, Adam Scott, Kate Beahan
Category: DVD
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Rating:  73 reviews
Format: NTSC
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time: 85 Minutes
ASIN: B00005JP8O
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 2006
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The Return is a drowsy, mildly creepy and unexpectedly well-crafted supernatural thriller that lays off the cheap thrill and gore factor in favor of the slow build up to fright and a twist ending that, while effective, may hit viewers as mostly out of left field. The Sixth Sense it ain't, but there's enough texture, style and ladled-on art direction to keep the eeriness palpable even through some of the more labored dialogue and plot contrivances. A chocolate-haired Sarah Michelle Gellar (what was wrong with her natural goldilocks?) plays Joanna Mills, some sort of traveling sales rep in a big pickup truck who journeys from her nightmare-disturbed life in St. Louis back to a small town in Texas that she sort-of remembers. Demons from the girlhood she once knew there come fiendishly together in a mishmash of flashbacks and present-day creep-outs involving murder, self-mutilation and spirits that have haunted her more than she knows. Gellar has become a go-to for glossy Hollywood horrorshows like this, thanks to her work in the Grudge franchise and the remnants of our memories from her Buffy glory days. In spite of the handful of slipshod faults in story and directorial force, she holds her own against the vibrantly dilapidated set decorations along with a variety of other equally important characters. There's a creepy ex-boyfriend, a disgusting being stalking a phantom woman she recognizes from her psychosis-induced visions, and a hunky guy who's facing down mysteries from his own past. (Do they all intersect? Hmmm...) She even stands her ground against Sam Shepard, who is all but slumming it in his few scenes as her dad. He talks about an incident that forever changed her when she was 11 years old, but his weird allusions are as enigmatic as the film itself, which desperately wants to be better than it is. But The Return still carries its share of respectable fears that are made scarier by the effectively edited string of spooky noises and images. Together they add up to make a worthy entrant in the genre of understated ghost story. --Ted Fry
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 Thriller--Maybe December 25, 2009
Steven J. Farinola (Pennsylvania--USA)
A thriller but Questions about Plot---Was she the little girl at the beginning of the Movie?? Was she attacked or was the vison she keeps getting about someone else?? I watched it 3--times and still dont know. How does she know theres a knife in the Gas tank?? A vision about whom?? I will watch it a fourth time and see what happens
 confusing psychological thriller September 16, 2009
Michael A. Scheurich (California)
Although an excellent cast and mostly well done, most the male characters were either rude or crude. For example the father of Joanna was not warmly greeted by Joanna on her return and when he brought up the fact she was mutilating herself she accused him of not being aware she was calling for help as if he was supposed to had a degree in psychology while when everyone else asked her why she mutilated herself she claimed she didn't know. The ending falls apart. She swerves to miss the truck of the murderer and ends up in the creek, comes to and runs into the woods chased by the murderer. How she ended up in the Terry's truck after he kicked her out of his house is not explained and the murderer gets away.
Not Scary But Not A Bad Flick September 8, 2009
Sebastian Sanjurjo (Miami FL)
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1JXG2NID0YP3Z The Return (Widescreen Edition)
 Not Exactly A New Concept, But It Works! July 10, 2009
Elihu (Illinois)
It's an old, tried and true formula. I won't give it away, but suffice it to say that the formula still works. The recommendation that if you're looking for a slasher, this isn't for you. If you are in the mood for what I'll dub as a "supernatural thriller," then this is a good one. It's a good mix of suspense and operational irony.
I was not at all confused once the movie was over; a previous claim in a review that everything is explained is very accurate. As a matter of fact, I had figured it out probably right around the time I was supposed to and still had a little bit of a "twist" (the operational irony) at the end that tied up the last loose end.
Not an epic, but a very good way to spend my evening. =)
A Thoughtful Horror Story September 6, 2008
R. Speer (Indianapolis, IN United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having seen this movie twice on HBO, I think I can make a fair assessment on it.
This is not a typical horror movie. It is a drama with supernatural elements. And as such, it succeeds admirably.
Think of it as going out on a dark night alone then hearing, in the distance, a long mournful wail. It frightens but at the same time, one detects great sadness in the sound.
I'll leave it to others to describe the plot. I will add that Sarah Michelle Gellar delivers a powerful performance. It is miles far away from the perkiness of Buffy.
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