The 'User Reviews' for this are fake, written by director Justin Evans!
The director of this "movie", Justin Evans, subscribed to IMDB 6/17/2012 as IMDB user "justin-evans-399-809578" and by 6/18/2012 had changed his user name to "Cid2054" (so we won't know he's the source of 10% of the posts on his own title).
He also posted a fake "User Review" (if not all three of them).
One of the glowing "User Reviews" says it was written by "Author: Harry McKracken from Gary, Indiana", but clicking it shows it was written by the director Justin Evans (aka CID2054) himself:
Reviews written by registered user
Cid2054
A Lonely Place for Dying (2008)
Amazing Movie & A Must See, 17 June 2012
9/10
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
There is something to be said for a movie that grabs your attention from the word "go" and engages you for almost every moment you are involved. When said movie is of the independent ilk, accolades must be given. "A Lonely Place for Dying" is really a prime example of what independents can (and should) be.
Writer/Director Justin Evans is fine-tuning his sharp signature style by involving the viewer on every level imaginable. I can't help but shower this film with praise. It leaves me anticipating what Evans will do next !
One of the shining gems in this venue is Ross Marquand, who plays a soviet turncoat named Nikolai Dzerzhinsky. The year is 1972 and Nikolai has become disillusioned with the KGB He tries to get out by trading secrets, only to discover that what he's falling into may be a worse alternative !!! He eventually holes up in an abandoned Mexican prison, facing' down an assortment of "colorful" characters that could be either friend or foe.
Tension builds as Nikolai figures out who wants him out alive, and who wants the prison to be his tomb. Marquand is very effective as a person who can be somebody's strong ally one instant, then torture them the next with an almost childlike glee.
Ross Marquand gives a performance we (usually) only see from the most seasoned of actors, taking this movie to another level And completely transcending the independent genre in the process !
Also on board here are: Michael Scovotti (who emulates a 1970′s agent so well that it's uncanny) and the always enjoyable James Cromwell Not to mention "The Crow's" Michael Wincott !
"A Lonely Place for Dying" does not ever look, sound or feel like an independent film. The writing is superb, the scenery stunning and the lighting amazingly atmospheric. Sure, it's gritty when it needs to be, and often feels claustrophobic only to highlight moments of liberation. Evans provides a taut, suspense-laden roller coaster, and I'd be hard-pressed to say I have seen a better indie this year.
Definitely right on target, "A Lonely Place for Dying" is a direct hit.