This brief review contains 'almost' no spoilers, as it would be nearly impossible to spoil this made-for-Syfy movie any more than it already is.

First, I'll admit that I didn't watch "Fading of the Cries" all the way through. I simply couldn't do it. I was hoping to end a Saturday night with a good story through good storytelling. What I got was bored and sleepy, really fast.

It all starts off with, at the time, a very confusing beginning that takes place 14 years in the past. Then it jumps to the present and, shortly thereafter, demons start to inexplicably come out of nowhere and attack everybody in the neighborhood. At this time, the hero shows up (also out of nowhere) wielding only a ninja sword and begins slicing up demons with smooth moves that could only be learned at Summer Camp. Soon after, were transported back to the past for more confusion. The movie never gives you time to care about the characters, the story, nothing.

"Fading of the Cries" has the typical low budget special effects that we've all come to expect from SyFy-esque movies. Unfortunately, that is this movie's only high note (other than Brad Dourif, which is why I gave it 2 stars). The acting is bad, at best, especially when it comes to Jordan Matthews (Jacob), but the director, Brian A. Metcalf, should take most of the blame for how everything turned out. The monologue and dialogue lacked conviction and intelligence, as if written for an uninspiring children's book. However, only a portion of what the characters were saying could be clearly heard when the soundtrack wasn't drowning them out. Maybe that was a blessing in disguise?

This is the movie in a nutshell. Eventually, I'm sure, the past and present are brought together to make some sort of sense, but by then you'll be wondering why everyone hasn't taken turns throwing themselves on that sword. Their careers are certainly lining up to take the plunge. (Not you, Brad Dourif. You rock!)

I watched this movie a few months back and was recently reminded of it when a friend found it online and asked if i had seen it and i was like "hmmm... Oh yeah...mm.. Oh no" D= I was forced to watch this when my mother chose it one night on Pay Per View, and at first i didn't mind it, it just seemed like a normal movie, but about 15 minutes in i was like "Good god, this sucks, is this a spoof or something?!" if it was a spoof then i would understand but unfortunately it was meant to be a serious film.

The acting was so bad that it was just laughable, The effects were so low budget that it felt like an episode of Doctor Who, The music was Un original and unfitting for most scenes, The story was lacking and the entire movie was Cliché!! To be fair there were some good scenes, but not enough, and this isn't the worst movie i have ever seen but i will admit, it was entertaining (By that i mean it was comedic) =D If you are up for a good horror then stay away from this movie, But if you are up for a laugh then you might want to try this XD (Be warned though, it really is a BAD movie)

I know there are fans of this film, but is not my case. Even when I saw FX directly from Videocopilot tutorials for AE that I could make much better than the film, there is no storyline in this movie. I found it very bored and some characters don't have any personality. I think that director/writer Brian A. Metcalf needs some lessons of how to make a sci-fi movie like a pro and not like an amateur project of college, full of shaking, bad movement displacement, bad lightning and so on.

Another bad point of this movie is that a lot of explanations are missed. Come on!! Mr. Director, my imagination doesn't work as yours!. Maybe such answers are still flying in his head.

Nonsense ending with guess what… BAD ACTORS TOO!!. Thomas Ian Nicholas .. American Pie times are over... so as you are… . I wish you better luck in your next film.