"The Lost Tree"

In life there is death, it's a fact. When our time comes can be sudden and uncertain and usually when it happens it can leave those we leave behind devastated. Though the question of what lies beyond after death is one that has baffled us since the beginning and when we think we've connected, just what have we connected with?

Noah (Thomas Ian Nicholas) is grief-stricken after being caught by his wife Emma (Clare Kramer) about to have an affair with fellow co-worker and friend Jenna (Lacey Chabert) and causing her to run out in the path of an on-coming car resulting in her death. Taking the advice of his father John (Michael Madsen), he rents a cabin out in the middle of nowhere site unseen to get away from it all for a while. As soon as he arrives he notices there's something strange about the place. The realtor Alan (Scott Grimes) who hesitates to go up to the property that the previous family left all their stuff suddenly without explanation. There's a hidden upstairs room where these strange child-size handprints are on the wall with these pictures depicting something and the pond that was suppose to be there has dried up and has a large tree that crows and insects seem hellbent on keeping Noah from getting near.
Things quickly progress as he begins to see shadowy figures in pictures he takes and on the property that disappear as soon as gets to where they are and Emma's phone is sending him messages with things only they would know. Noah knows that something is wrong here, but his grief for Emma keeps him questioning if it could really be her. As he digs deeper he comes to learn the property's dark history and the realization that those he cares for may be in grave danger.

An frightful and emotional thriller. The eerie mystery that is strapped in on the emotional roller coaster of the main character makes it a sad and scary experience. It almost brought me to tears seeing the psychological toll it took on the main character. A good movie tells you a story, a great movie puts you in it and that's what it did hear. Four and a half G.M.Stars for a great film with its only flaw is that it will leave you asking questions more than it gives you answers.

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"The Lost Tree" is currently available at Redbox and on DVD.