Admirable film.

Absolutely Fantastic

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

STITCH is a usual very low budget horror film about a pair of grieving parents who head off to the archetypal spooky old house in the desert to engage in a 'cleansing' ritual to rid themselves of bad vibes. It's most notable for starring former child star Edward Furlong, of TERMINATOR 2 fame, in the lead role. I've always liked Furlong due to his role in the Schwarzenegger film alone and as I'm the same age as him I tend to identify with him as the years go by. He's been stuck in B-movie limbo for decades now but he gives a solid performance here and is believable as the tired, grieving old father. The rest of the movie is a mish-mash of familiar themes, with some very dodgy CGI effects and plenty of predictability. It does close on a relatively bloody climax, however.

To reconcile themselves with the death of their daughter, Serafina (Shauna Waldron) and Marsden (Edward Furlong) travel to a remote mansion in the middle of the desert. They indulge in a strange cleansing ceremony seemingly designed for them to come to terms with death by summoning it ('death is the infinite abyss of pure non-existence', they are reliably informed by their friend Parlino, played by Laurence Mason) in order to 'release the inner demon'.As you may expect, rather than end their problems, this only serves to increase them by apparently bringing into reality some spectral entity with the head of an animal skull. Among various visions, the face of the dead daughter's doll used in the ceremony is suddenly covered in gore and stitching. Pretty soon, Parlino's partner Colline (Shirly Brener) also finds the side of her face wrecked in a similar manner.It is only now they realise that travelling to this remote spot, with no nearby amenities (and of course, no cell phone signals) is not a practical idea. Especially as, possibly due to their strange ceremony, freak weather conditions appear to be signalling the end of the world. Well, why not? The fairly meagre budget is utilised with huge ambition, and many effects, especially the gore, verge from fairly convincing to highly impressive. My main problem is the sound levels, which vary considerably. There's nothing less likely to induce the kind of horror surreality 'Stitch Face' seems to be trying to invoke, than having to adjust the volume every few minutes. As the foursome start to sink into panic and recriminations, Marsden's heartfelt pleas to his wife are inaudible.As we move through isolation, infighting, a possible apocalypse, possession, living dolls and 'something in the cellar', it becomes clear that with this many ideas, there needs to be some mass revelation at the end to make any kind of sense of it all. As suspected, no true explanation really occurs and we are left with a tangle of often genuinely horrific set-pieces that leave us with a confused unease. There are many good things about this. The performances are fine even if the actors sometimes have to wrestle with some awkward dialogue. The concept of a haunted house always entertains me, and this must surely feature one of the ultimate examples of that. For instance, the awful image of a barely-dressed, provocative girl with the face and voice of a mangled demon is very impressive.Director/writer Ajai's film here reminds me a little of the work of the UK's Richard Driscoll. Ajai's work is a lot more original than Driscoll's, but they both share an over-abundance of ideas and an unwillingness to recognise when to stop. Amongst the melee, there is a lot of talent on display here, although some restraining, steadying influence would be hugely advantageous. 'Stitch Face' is over-crowded with incident, but remains a flawed yet enjoyable exercise.

I watched the Stitch with my girlfriend, and because we are horror genre junkies, we know to be a very tough audience to please. Both of us enjoyed the movie and I can't believe it has so low score here on IMDb.The movie reminds me of old school horrors, just with more intelligent story. It is about two parents that can't overcome the loss of their daughter, so they rent a house in the desert to initiate some strange sorrow healing ritual. No one remember how they came there and soon bad unexplainable things start to happen.Great things about the movie are acting and script. It is some sort of a psychological thriller actually. I never heard for Shirly Brener, but she did a decent acting overall, and is just smoking hot (shhh don't tell my girlfriend!). Edward Furlong looks cool and very congruent in his role too. One thing I should not forget to mention is the make up. It's amazing and scary, and it really brings the best out of the movie scenes. CGI effects could be better though. My score is 8/10 !

Right from the first few minutes, I knew I was in trouble. This bomb may only be enjoyable if you get a kick out of cheap "artistic" imagery, or if you mistake pretentiousness for originality.I don't even have anything against the low budget aspect. Low budget has given us excellent results in the past, and it usually has to do with the director having a firm idea of what he wants. This "Ajai" guy definitely hasn't: he alternated from cheap horror flick clichés to surrealistic collages, from gory make-up to Disney-ish superimposed images and corny effects and lighting. This COULD be promising if it went all out surreal on us, but no: this whole poorly written and acted ordeal is just an excuse to deliver a tired, hackneyed "coming-to-terms- with-tragedy" story that brings us nothing interesting or creative. It's silly and pointless, and I just can't fathom how anyone could bother making this film come into fruition. If only it were entertainingly bad as The Room, but no, not even that.If you're curious, just watch the opening credits and then leave. That is the whole movie.