The Girl in the Photographs (2015)

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"My rating: 6/10"

Almost unwatchable

“How The Girl in the Photographs was accepted into Midnight Madness at TIFF 2015 is certainly a mystery to me. Poor writing and performances overall, this movie was a chore to sit through. Even the usually excellent Katherine Isabelle is mediocre at best here (granted she doesn't have much screen time). Karl Penn's attempt at comedy was grating and absolutely unfunny. The plot, while having some promise initially drowns in a sea of mess. I have never closed movie tab in chrome before, but The Girl in the Photographs made me come close. I did stay until the end, but it certainly took a lot of will power.No matter how a movie turns out, I know equal amounts of blood and sweat went into making it, and because of that I try to find at least one positive point to make about any movie. In this ca” read more