Seconds Apart (2011) Reviews

• Creepy Movie with a Disappointing Conclusion

  claudio_carvalho2012-03-13

  After the death of four high school students, the last two playing Russian Roulette, Detective Lampkin (Orlando Jones) investigates the case interviewing the students in the school. The teenager Katie Dunn (Jennifer Foreman) mentions the weird twins, Jonah (Edmund Entin) and Seth (Gary Entin) Trimble and Lampkin summons the brothers for interrogation. Lampkin is a traumatized man that lost his beloved wife in a fire and has deep scars not only on the face, but also in his soul. After the deaths of Katie and the pedophile Kirby (Rusty Tennant), Lampkin learns that the twins have an evil telepathic connection and are capable to make people live their worst nightmares. He goes further in his investigation and discovers that the evil twins are the result of an experiment. However, his superiors do not trust on him and believe that he has hallucinations. Meanwhile Jonah falls in love with Eve (Samantha Droke) but his brother does not want to separate from him. "Seconds Apart" is a creepy movie about two powerful twins that use their abilities for the evil. The story has a great atmosphere and the weirdos are scary. Unfortunately, the messy conclusion is very disappointing, but anyway this film worth to see. My vote is six. Title (Brazil): "Sentimentos Mortais" ("Mortal Feelings")

• Gloriously gory fun

  declanio2011-06-04

  Where did this great little movie pop up from - I'd never heard of it or its two main twin stars. Whatever, it's a great little horror film. The pre-credits opening sequence is genuinely disturbing and hooks you right away. Gore-wise it's not a film with a constant flow of blood or rapidly rising body-count but when the violence comes, strewth, it's pretty disturbing. A couple of great twists, too. And cinematography isn't something I usually comment on but this really was beautifully shot. One of the crispest looking movies I've seen in a while - at times it looked almost 3D. Well worth checking out.

• Well - that was enjoyable!

  balefulregards2011-05-31

  I have learned better than to simply take a good or poor IMDb score as proof that a movie may be enjoyable. I grabbed this movie, not expecting a whole lot, honestly. Having recently tortured myself with Anthony Hopkins in the laughable "The Rite", I figured this couldn't be nearly as bad. And I was right. Sure, the plot is a bit predictable - but very well shot. Color palate of the film matched the surroundings, and points for the use of the creepy Gothic Southern manor. The actors portraying the twins were really quite good, as were most of the student roles. I don't really have an opinion one way or the other about Orlando Jones, expect to say that he didn't annoy me in his police officer role - neither over the top, nor dead in the water. For a Tuesday night film, this far exceeded my expectations. Well done!

• pretty awesome!

  anaid-aleafar2011-06-10

  I'm really glad I watched this! The story is actually pretty interesting. Thanks to Seconds Apart I found the band Sideway Runners (they play the song that Eve shows to Jonah in her room- which I liked so I went and checked the band out and they're pretty fine). Also the twins were great. The blood scenes were really well done. I mean, it's another level of gore movies. I hope more people get a chance to see this. I wasn't familiar with Antonio Negret's work but now I'm definitely looking forward to watch more movies directed by him. Great horror film to watch... with twins. I totally recommend it!

• The Chiller Thriller makes a comeback.

  KnucklesMangano2011-05-24

  I'm really starting to enjoy this new resurgence of Chiller/Thriller/Horror films. And, Seconds Apart is one that I can thank for helping. Orlando Jones shows he's more than just a comedic actor, or the wide eyed supporting character, by adding depth and range to his resume of acting skills. But, most of all, I'm happy to see a movie that didn't cast one person in "twins" roles, with a ton of over the shoulder shots. The Entin twins were superb in this movie, and played their parts to a fine point. Without repeating what the synopsis is, and without dropping spoilers, I will say that this is a must-see film for the horror/thriller buff.