Jack is a troubled young man. Possessed of an ability to see the spirits of the newly dead, the ghosts won’t leave him alone, wanting him to deliver messages to their loved ones and continue to pester him until he agrees. The trouble is, other people don’t perceive a spiritual go-between delivering valedictions from departed loved ones, but a dishevelled drunk gate-crashing funerals and wakes, causing even more upset and distress than the bereaved are already enduring. After being contacted by a murdered war journalist who wants to say goodbye to his wife, he finds himself pushed beyond the limits of what he allows himself to feel.
It’s a difficult challenge to make viewers feel empathy for someone who behaves in as insensitive a manner as Jack does, but in doing so, Robert Sheehan continues to showcase the extent of his range, portraying Jack as a
from Horror and Sci Fi Magazines http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/latest-reviews-of-movies/12380-the-messenger-eff-review
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