Movie Review: "Ink"

Just to show that this blog will not be all negativity, anger, and ranting, I will also be occasionally posting reviews of some movie I saw, game, whatever.

Movie: Ink
I believe this was a direct-to-video release, can't remember who made it, what studio, etc. No big-name stars in it, but very good acting. The premise is that dead souls can choose to, basically, wander the world to observe people in their sleep, passing along pleasant dreams. Their opposite numbers are the Incubus, who bring nightmares and strife. The title character, Ink, is a misshapen soul who steals a little girl's mind while she sleeps, intending to use it and trade in order to become an Incubus. In the waking world, this causes the little girl to go into a coma, causing grief for her family, especially the father. In the dreaming world, the wandering souls then track and follow Ink, trying to get the little girl back and stop the plans of the Incubus.

The acting is good. The storyline is wonderful, with little comedic moments, some great weird characters, and a big twist at the end that is just sped up my heart and was followed by a touching scene that both sped up my heart and choked my throat a little. Both Ink and the Pathfinder are endearing and touching to see. The special effects are kinda few, mostly costuming things, so the focus is more on the story and the action. And there is a good bit of action. The souls and the Incubus get in many fights, as does Ink himself. They are very well done, especially since they do not use any wire-fighting, and not much real martial arts in the fights. Instead, they do mostly a very pretty, very brutal, street fighting style that is just awesome to watch. I highly recommend this movie if you can find it. I myself stumbled across it on Netflix, but would love a copy on DVD for my own.