Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Don't listen to the negative reviews

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

This film is one of those extreme low budget horror films that is worth checking out. I love the fact that this film reveals what you can actually do and achieve on a micro budget. There should be a fair warning though that some of the scenes are not as polished as today's movie going audiences have come to expect. True horror fans will not sweat this at all and will love what is happening in the film. Be very careful of IMDb "Fanboys" who will try to dismiss this film with their huge colorful words and flowery language. Remember, for them, nothing is good enough. Even with all of its flaws, this film is so much more entertaining than your average studio released film like "Scream."

I wasn't expecting it to be perfect in all honesty. Part of me was hoping it would work, but part of me was worried that it would be another movie that had great potential but fell short. On the most part it works. There are flaws I found with it, the reapers didn't seem that much of a threat and I would've liked to have learned more about them, and Nathan Mobley is a rather bland lead. The script is mostly snappy and certainly entertained me with its subtle humour but it also could have been more even in tone, sometimes it jumps around various genres and part of you wishes that they just stuck with just one or two. On the plus side, and there is a lot here that's good, for low-budget($15,000 apparently) The Other Side looks very impressive. I did like the focused photography and the atmospheric scenery. The score could've been generic, but was actually wonderfully brooding in places, while the story is mostly compelling and goes at a cracking pace. It also has well-choreographed and never tedious action sequences and poignant drama that doesn't threaten to slow the film down. The characters are on the clichéd side but they are also quite likable. The directing and acting are above average as well, Jaimie Alexander is appealing but the best was Cory Rouse who seems to be enjoying himself immensely as Mally. All in all, I was impressed with The Other Side, it could've been better but you could do with far worse. 7/10 Bethany Cox

When people say a low-budget movie is crap, others argue back, "well, they only had so much money." Well, I disliked this movie, and it had nothing to do with production value. It doesn't cost money to write a good screenplay, only time. If a special effect looks bad or a shot looks off, THAT is a result of money, and I forgive that. When the acting is bad, the dialog deplorable, and the plot convoluted, that is NOT due to budget. I read a review of this film that went into detail about the plot of the film. It did a better job of describing the movie than the movie did in executing it. One major quibble I had with the plot is that it ignores what could have been an interesting subplot: The "heroes" in this film are souls that have escaped from hell. This implies that all the escapees have been damned, but we are supposed to root for them. We don't meet ONE escaped soul that is portrayed as someone who deserved to be in hell. Instead, it infers that all in hell are really nice folks who just did one little thing wrong. Should we be rooting for people who did something worthy of being sent to hell? This movie ignores this little point, which I don't think is so little. This film wants to be THE TERMINATOR, and rips off many elements, right down to the score that accompanies every action sequence. The person that I saw it with, however, enjoyed it, but clearly from a so-bad-it's-good perspective. But my feeling is, this filmmaker was trying to make a great underground film, and didn't. If he set out to make a low-budget spoof, maybe I would have enjoyed it more. But I don't think he did, so I didn't.

After watching the excellent film Dance of the Dead,I had interest in finding out if the very promising talent Gregg Bishop had directed any other movie before and,during a visit to IMDb,I found out the existence of a previous movie of him called The Other Side.Then,investigating on another websites,I saw the excellent commentaries the movie had received.After that,I decided to look for the film and a few days later,I could finally see it.The Other Side is a movie I liked very much and Bishop,with this film and Dance of the Dead,has become in one of the most promising new talents.According to him,the budget of this movie was of only 15,000 dollars but the final result is so good that the film deserves admiration for achieving so much with so little.It's easy to note the low-budget but the ambitious story,the creative direction and the extraordinary action sequences show all the talent Bishop has,taking the maximum advantage of his minimum resources.I want to back to mention the action scenes because they do not only result enormously exciting but they are also much better made than a lot of action scenes we see on Hollywood films.The only fail I found on this movie is Nathan Mobley as the main character.His performance is a bit cold.But,that fail is completely understandable.Bishop needed an actor who had to combine physical ability and histrionic talent and although his election was not completely successful,I have seen that fail on millionaire Hollywood productions (for example,The Punisher-2004-),so it's difficult to speak against an independent director because he could not get Will Smith or Brad Pitt for his small movie.The Other Side has an excellent main premise which is developed very well.The final experience from this movie is fascinating and enormously entertaining.The Other Side is an excellent movie which I totally recommend because I had a great time watching it.With Dance of the Dead and this movie,Bishop has become in one of the most promising new talents and I hope to see more movies directed by him in the future.