Synopsis
No one seemed to care about Jamie Marks until after his death. Hoping to find the love and friendship he never had in life, Jamie’s ghost visits former classmate Adam McCormick, drawing him into the bleak world between the living and the dead.
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Cast
- Noah SilverJamie Marks
- Cameron MonaghanAdam McCormick
- Morgan SaylorGracie Highsmith
- Brett DelBuonoMatt Hardin
- Fred Tolliver Jr.Fred
- Ronen RubinsteinRonnie
- Ryan MunzertAaron McCormick
- Connor AnticoEd
- Adrian EnscoeLarry
- Andrew PolkMr. Motes
Recommendations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Being haunted by a ghost here is less like a horror movie than like many of the other secrets teenagers share -- working out matters of life and death that no one around them has a clue about. - 70
The New York Times
Temperate in tone but screaming with subtext, Jamie Marks Is Dead climbs above the current glut of supernaturally inclined entertainment by dint of a hushed unease that permeates almost every frame. - 60
Variety
The potentially ludicrous story is handled artfully enough here to cast an eerie but not off-putting spell throughout, though the ultimate point is more than a tad murky, and the desired poignancy doesn’t fully come across. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Jamie Marks Is Dead admirably refuses to hew to conventional horror tropes and is acted with integrity by its young performers, but the film nonetheless has a nagging pulse problem. - 50
RogerEbert.com
This not-quite-horror movie is so indulgently languorous — some might describe it as poetic and mournful while those who are less kind would dismiss it as plodding and downright depressing — it is likely to test the patience of many viewers. - 40
Village Voice
There are too many vaguely defined interpersonal dynamics and marginal characters (hi, Liv Tyler and Judy Greer!) that distract needlessly from the earnest tone of an outrageous set-up. - 20
New York Daily News
Writer-director Carter Smith got his start as a successful fashion photographer. But you wouldn’t know it from the murky look of this generic thriller.
