The Gathering
(First Viewing)

While going to the town of Ashby Wake, the drifter Cassie (Christina Ricci) is hit by a car driven by Marion Kirkman (Kerry Fox) and loses her memory. Marion invites Cassie to stay in her huge old house with her family, while recovering from the trauma. Cassie becomes very close to Michael, the young son of Marion's husband Simon Kirkman (Stephen Dallane). He is researching a recently discovered buried church from the First Century, with images of the crucifixion of Jesus and many anonymous persons watching it. Cassie starts having visions and premonitions with some locals, and decides to investigate the weird and nasty mechanic Frederick Michael Argyle (Peter McNamara). Her findings about who she is and the mystery relative to the locals and the town surprises her.

The perfect recipe for a sh*tty movie: 1 decent idea that doesn't transcend well into a screenplay or furthermore a movie, add 1 8-year-old puss boy who's afraid of his own shadow and needs to be comforted every scene and told "it's OK," add uncareable characters plus a ridiculous storyline involving 14 people who watch the crucifixion of Christ just for "curiosity" and are punished as a result of it for eternity by having to view every tragedy that befalls mankind, and cook for 92 minutes. Bon Appétit!