Okay, so I just watched this movie and wanted to write the review right away before I forgot things. I know I've been neglecting this blog lately and I need to get back to it. Let me just start by stating the obvious and shallow: HOT TWINS. I mean, let's be honest here. They could've cast average looking guys to play Seth and Jonah, but they didn't. They found two specimens of boyhood that look like someone cloned Jared Leto and then cut him in half. Jesus Christ. These characters are supposed to be weirdos and outcasts and no one in the school will talk to them, so all they have is each other. They were born exactly 93 seconds apart.
Which might explain why they SLEEP IN THE SAME BED.
This image has NOT been photoshopped. It is a screenshot from the movie. Glory, glory Hallelujah! I was never before one of those odd birds who shipped twins or got excited at the thought of twins or thought about doing things with two twins at the same time, but hey--THANKS A LOT, "Seconds Apart!" I really appreciate you turning me into one of those people I used to think were kind of weird and perverted. Thanks. A LOT.
Never before has a guy giving his brother his Insulin shot been so erotically confusing.
Anyway, back to the actual MOVIE REVIEW, it's really good. Not just because of the eye candy aspect. The basic gist is that these two brothers have a telekinetic link between them that they are experimenting with. (Oooh, experimenting! Sorry.) And they like to film it when they use their "gift" to make people hallucinate and bend to their will, usually resulting in the people doing awful and violent things to themselves. I won't spoil any of it for you but I will honestly say that there were two specific scenes that succeeded in making me cringe and one of them even made me a bit nauseous. There was also a female character that they messed with in a way that bothered me a little bit, but I liked the movie otherwise so much that I can overlook that. It's something new and cool, and it's BEAUTIFULLY shot. (No, I'm not just talking about the twins. GOD, stop obsessing, you guys!)
I mean, I can't blame you.
But the movie also features a surprisingly serious and dramatic but very well acted performance by Orlando Jones. I've only ever seen him in comedic roles before this one, and his character in this is TRAGIC. I felt really awful for the guy the whole time. He's essentially the Detective with the eventful (read: SAD AS FUCK) past who's trying to figure out how the twins are involved in all the deaths that keep happening around them.
The whole movie goes back and forth between beautiful imagery involving things like fire and ice and cool scenery in general and some pretty violent stuff. I wouldn't recommend this one for the faint of heart. It's not the goriest of movies, but it's definitely disturbing. And the plot descends into darker and weirder territory as the story goes on. I found myself saying, "What the fuck? REALLY?" A couple of times. And then feeling generally turned on in all the wrong ways numerous other times. (I figured I should include ALL possible warnings for you folks. This movie could be capable of pushing all sorts of your buttons!)
I loved it.
I've also decided that sometimes, five pints of blood just aren't enough to give certain movies. So I'm changing my ratings system from 5 pints being the highest to 10 pints being the highest. I'm giving "Seconds Apart" 8 out of 10 pints. Perhaps the only reason it didn't get more than that is because I can't tell 100% for certain if I was partially blinded by lust the whole time, but I really do stand by my opinion that this is an interesting and well put together horror movie that's totally worth watching.
Um, especially if you're a lady or a gay man. I'M JUST SAYING YOU MIGHT GET A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA OUT OF IT, YOU GUYS.
