Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014)

Jamie Marks Is Dead: Directed by Carter Smith. With Morgan Saylor, Noah Silver, Cameron Monaghan, Brett DelBuono. Based on the novel “One For Sorrow” by Christopher Barzak, Jamie Mark is Dead is the story of a murdered high school boy who returns as a ghost looking for the love and friendship he never had when he was alive.

“Jamie Marks is Dead is an originally told downcast drama about two teens brought together after a classmate is found murdered in a rural town.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCarter Smith writes and directs Jamie Marks is Dead, drawing inspiration and adapting Christopher Barzaku0026#39;s debut novel One for Sorrow.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJamie Marks is found murdered, naked and discarded amidst the detritus of decaying tree branches along the side of a creek. Classmate Adam becomes sympathetically absorbed in the death of the teenage boy who was not popular and often picked on. He and Gracie, the girl who discovered the body, become close from the murder when Jamieu0026#39;s ghost begins to appear to each of them.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCameron Monaghan is Adam, the classmate inexplicably drawn to Jamieu0026#39;s death. Monaghan is a budding talent and brings a realistic and unexaggerated angst to the role. Jamie Marks is Dead is about the melancholic connection of the characters and unfortunately Morgan Sayloru0026#39;s Gracie and Noah Silveru0026#39;s Jamie fail to deliver.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJamie Marks is Dead is original, moody and extremely dark. We examine the characteru0026#39;s familial and interpersonal relationships through Jamieu0026#39;s death rather than being a suspenseful mystery to unveil the killeru0026#39;s identity. All the pieces for the plot are there but for some reason it never comes together believably. Adamu0026#39;s preoccupation with Jamieu0026#39;s death seems unfounded, and the characteru0026#39;s evolution that yields the resolution seems premature.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story itself is laid out extremely slowly. Director Carter Smith uses this time to create a gloomy outlook of the charactersu0026#39; world through clear and decisive cinematography. The film is beautiful to look at, capturing the dark and austere bleakness of rural life and balancing it with perfect lighting for watchable scenes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePlease check out our website for more recent reviews in FULL.”