I wanted to like this film. I saw the reviews, but went into it anyway with an open mind.Now, I can usually find SOMETHING about a film to like. In this case, there is an okay concept buried in there somewhere deep. Bad acting and bad effects can be forgiven if there's some meat; some substance. But this film is just so painfully, dreadfully, boring and slow. Just when it feels like it's starting to wrap up, you realize there's still roughly 40 minutes left. By the time things "pick up" (in the loosest sense), most people will have already checked out.This movie is a paradox. It's like they tried so hard, yet not at all.When the credits roll, you find Uwe Boll's name listed immediately as one of the executive producers, and it somehow all finally comes together and starts to make sense in some sort of cosmic way.It's as if someone took what could have honestly been a decent 20 minute fantasy short film and extrapolated it to a 100 minute runtime - while doing absolutely nothing with that extra time AT ALL.I would only recommend this film to the friends and family of the people that made it. And I doubt they will be friends or family after viewing it.

I had a chance to watch this movie at Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo as I was waiting for another event and decided to kill some time and check out this indie film. All I can say is... for an event like Comikaze... What the heck were they thinking on letting this be shown at a respectable comic book convention of this magnitude?!?! Let's get down to business: The creator of this movie is very attractive, which probably what got her to be able to get the help she needed in order to do this movie. It gets even better, not only did she created this but directed, starred, apparently edited (which shows), as well as written this, a book and comic for it... My only response is, she should have focused at one thing at a time before trying to assume that she can bank on its "success". There is only so much brain power one can do at a time.The movie itself is very bad quality... as in like it's obvious that certain scenes are from different cameras and probably royalty free footage here and there to give that "grand" feel that we are in a giant world of forest. The transitions are just so forced and doesn't really ease or please the eyes as the movie progresses. The acting is flat bad and you cannot relate to the characters. The action is... meh. The only thing that was OK was the music. Overall 2/10.I am not against female leads or heroes and love indie films. But I found Lucy, Buffy, Xena and Underworld much more better and entertaining than this movie. Though I am not a girl, I can at least relate a bit to those female leads as well as having a little crush for them.This movie just fails... and after the event I decided to research more about Tara Cardinal and this movie and was glad to not be the only one who hated it. I am very surprised that Uwe Boll's name is attached as Executive Producer... I bet him and the other cast & crew are very embarrassed and ashamed for being a part of this so called "movie" and why it wasn't promoted by them. Tara seemed to have done all the work on promoting it as well as herself... attention craving much? Let's talk about her real quick: Apparently she has credits in acting. There are articles that interviewed her and all of them are all very similar... Tara thinks that by making us feel sorry for her will we be able to watch this movie and forgive its flaws as well as understand it better... Honestly, this made the opposite happen... Not only did it make me feel uncomfortable as a viewer, but it clearly shows how desperate she is on trying to become a celebrity...If you are going to do anything... focus on the positive, make yourself a better leader as well as crafting your art to be as near perfection as possible... Tara lacked all of these, which she quickly blamed on others (immature much?). All I can say is, if you are going to represent yourself and/ or a project... at least make sure it will not damage your reputation before showing it to everyone. If I were her, I would have scrapped this project and start everything from scratch. Better to take a loss than salvaging a doomed project to begin with.In conclusion, Don't waste your time. Don't waste your money. Don't judge a book by its cover. This movie is false advertising at its best. The creator herself may look pretty... but lacks true heart & soul of a real actor and/or film maker.

This movie is so bad you cannot even enjoy it for its badness. It is obviously a vanity project for the lead actor/director/writer Tara Cardinal. Unfortunately, Ms Cardinal is not very good at any of her jobs in this. Her acting, and the rest of the cast, was stiff and uninspired. The directing was amateurish. And the story was unoriginal.The only positive thing I can say is, I admire Ms Cardinal for having a dream and pursuing it. Unfortunately this was a dream not worth sharing.Mostly I found the movie distracting. I kept being distracted by the acting, which as I already stated was bad. Then there's the fight scenes, which looked like they were from a high school drama club production. The fights moved so slowly at points they looked like someone filmed the choreography rehearsal. And then there was the oddest distraction of all. The characters' names, Ganesh, Adonis, Freya? How did she think using names from a mishmash of mythologies would help the plot line?Ah, this movie is just a mess. I've actually been known to enjoy bad movies. Some of them can have a certain charm to them. But this movie has no redeemable qualities. As I watched Red Reaper I kept having one thought. How did Tara Cardinal ever get funding for this?

Fairly, I should mention that I have known Tara for years, and, this is the first review I have written. I will attempt to do so objectively, and, without spoiling the story.LoTRR is both an action movie and a love story. It is an incredibly well-thought-out film. It is difficult to combine the two, as they each compete for screen time; in typical Tara brilliance, she manages to have this conflict be a reflection of the story itself, and, yet another manifestation of the metaphor; thereby adding rather than detracting.Both the setting and the story are very refreshing. Despite being in the fantasy genre, it is not another derivative of Tolkien, there are no elves, no dwarfs, and no dragons. Instead, demons ravage people; and their half-breed spawns of rape oppose them. The story, being very loosely derived from her own life, is not derived from the story works of others, as Lucas and Cameron have done. The story is quite fast paced, and not the usual style of dragging, repetitive story notes; instead,Tara forces the audience to pay strict attention or miss a key detail. It may be better to watch it at home, as I found myself rewinding a couple times.This is a very cerebral film, even though it can be easily enjoyed by an unsophisticated audience. The film has multiple cryptic layers of allegory, including from Tara's life. That kind of depth is rare among both writers and directors, and deeply cherished, as with Kubrick, or Orwell, for example.In contrast to Kubrick, Tara is absent the contempt for the audience; and interpreting her imagery requires less cryptic analysis, and provokes more profound meditations. In contrast to Orwell, Tara is not casting warnings, she is slaying demons. I very rarely watch a film more than once, but, between the pace and depth of this film, I know I will need to watch it at least twice more.Love and war are each complicated enough. Intertwined, things get really messy, especially when these are the two conditions where "all is fair", and, the rules get thrown out. This is a story of conflicting needs. It is easy enough to die for the common good, that is over with quickly enough; but, what is the consequence of sacrificing one's heart and living on? This film has all the hallmarks of a cult classic, and is destined to be if it can get enough exposure; and, this is why you should watch this film, and, share your discovery with your friends.