"Saw" duo James Wan and Leigh Whannell reteam for this chilling tale of a
widower (Ryan Kwanten) who returns to his hometown to unearth clues about his
recently departed wife's untimely death. In the quiet town of Ravens Fair,
children taunt one another with spooky stories about a ventriloquist whose mind
was ravaged by insanity. Mary Shaw was a popular entertainer until she was
accused of murdering a young boy. Subsequently hunted and captured by the
vengeful townspeople, Mary's tongue was cut out before she was mercilessly
killed and committed to the earth in the company of her hand-made collection of
vaudeville dolls. In the years that followed, the town seemed to be haunted by
those ghastly puppets. After mysteriously disappearing from Mary's grave, the
menacing figurines would sometimes be glimpsed by the damned in the dead of
night - their appearance consistently foreshadowing the death of whomever laid
eyes upon them. Entire families were found slaughtered, their tongues brutally
torn from their mouths in a sickening scene that eerily recalled the execution
of the elderly ventriloquist. Newlyweds Jamie (Ryan Kwanten) and Lisa Ashen
(Laura Regan) both grew up in Ravens Fair. Now, following Lisa's inexplicable
death, Paul has returned to the pair's hometown in order to say his final
goodbyes and find out the truth about his wife's enigmatic demise. After being
reunited with his ailing father (Bob Gunton) and the ageing man's pretty young
bride (Amber Valletta), the grieving widower will finally uncover the shocking
truth behind the curse that has plagued Ravens Fair for as far back as he can
remember. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
