“My Soul to Take” took my soul to boredom

You would expect a film by Wes Craven to have at least something akin to his previous “Nightmare on Elmstreet” films. But “My Soul to Take” has the writing ability closer to that of the writers of “Sesame Street.” And, with the actors being as terrible as they were, Craven might’ve been better off hiring Elmo. I know I was channeling The Count about halfway through the movie, wondering how many more minutes I had to go before the film ended.

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Director David Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin, with Kevin Spacey in the executive producer chair, engineered a skillfully entertaining film, fueled with talent that keeps you marveling through the end. Every word, every scene and within every character shines genius, humor, irony, and most of all, the guts that make this film significant to the Facebook generation.