Tamara is a Bit Cliché, but you
Can't Help but Like It Anyway.

Release: 2005
Directed by: Jeremy Haft
Written by: Jeffrey Reddick

Starring:
Jenna Dewan as Tamara Riley
Katie Stuart as Chloe
Chad Faust as Jesse
Brian Clark as Shawn
Melissa Elias as Kisha
Gil Hacohen as Patrick

I learned about the writing talent of Jeffrey Reddick when I saw Final Destination for the first time. I was really impressed with the story and looked to see what else I could find. I was not extremely impressed with Return to the Cabin by the Lake but I did enjoy Final Destination 2 so when this new offereing was released I could not help but watch it.

Tamara introduces us to Tamara Riley, a teenage girl with many, many problems. First, she does not make herself look very attractive by the clothes that she wears. She is a loner who is trying to get through life. Second, she lives with her alcoholic father who just can’t help himself. Third, she has a crush on her High School English teacher. She also is delving into the art of witchcraft. She tries to cast a spell that will bind her to her teacher but cannot go through with the spilling of her own blood to finish the ritual.

She writes a piece that gets placed in the school paper that brings the use of performance enhancing drugs to the fore front - and some students are P.O.’ed about it. Shawn (Brian Clark), Patrick (Gil Hacohen) and Kisha (Melissa Elias) devise a plan to get her back. This plan however ends up causing her death when a fight ensues and the young witch’s blood gets spilled which unknowingly finalizes the spell from earlier. The plan goes further a rye when they decide to bury their victim without letting any one know what has happened. They are really surprised when she shows up for school the next day and they find out that she does not believe in letting bygones be bygones.

Though this flick has many cliché moments and you can easily tell what is going to happen next I cannot help but to like it. It has great pacing with a good mix of suspense and gore. The acting isn’t that bad, with a few exceptions. The directing stays consistent. And Riddick shows himself to be a fairly decent horror writer.

Yes, I know, the story is reminiscent of I Know What You Did Last Summer. But this one is more like Carrie on steroids. Our villain died first though, and her witchcraft spell brought her back from the dead. Hey, wait a minute, that makes her one of the hottest members of the “undead” that I have ever seen.

Anyway, go out and find a copy of Tamara, get the friends together and enjoy because it is a fun movie to watch for all levels of horror freak, novice to aficionado.  Questions or comments about Tamara? Contact us!

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