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THE DEATHS OF IAN STONE-United States-2007

Mike Vogel as Ian Stone

Jaime Murray as Medea

Christina Cole as Jenny Walker

Directed by Dario Piana

Written by Brendan Hood

Okay, so we have here a young Mr. Ian Stone. Ian is a handsome fellow with a pretty girlfriend and all of life ahead of him. He’s a hockey player. No, that’s not right. He works in an office. He’s a cab driver. A heroin addict. A patient in a hospital. The truth is he’s all these things, all these people. It seems that Mr. Stone has some demons in his life. Every day he dies, only to be born again as the same man, but in a different setting. He has a constant in his life and that is Jenny. Every time he dies and every time he comes back she is there. These are the lives and the deaths of Ian Stone.

I must admit I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I mean, it’s not every day we get to see a horror film revamp of Groundhog Day with a little bit of Jacob’s Ladder added in. Mike Vogel is good in his role as the titular character.The last time I saw him was in Cloverfield and before that The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake. He is a very capable actor and I’m a little more than perplexed as to why has hasn’t gone any further in his career.

Jaime Murray, who I am sure quite a few people will remember as Lila from the second season of Dexter, brings all of her bad girl charm to the role of Medea. Medea is linked to Ian in a more sinister fashion than Jenny and Murray’s darker attitude is well suited for the character. Christina Cole does okay with her part as Jenny. It’s not that she’s a bad actress, but that the character is rather bland.

The Deaths of Ian Stone was a part of the 2007 After Dark Horrorfest line-up. It’s a good film, but not a great one. Who knows? Maybe greatness could have been accomplished with a more original story.

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