From it's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, the horror tale Grace has become the stuff of legends. During its first screening at the legendary fest, a grown man was so shocked by the imagery on screen, that he reportedly passed out in the theater lobby. No joke. I talked to someone who actually saw the guy collapse. While Grace didn't cause me to pass out, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't affected by it.

The moody, atmospheric Grace taps into every new mother's worst fear. Without giving away Grace's best kept secrets, what I can tell you is that this unnerving movie features Jordan Ladd as a new mother who must tend to a baby who was born under the most unique of circumstances. To call little Grace a miracle baby would be a gross understatement.

Grace is full of unexpected twists and turns, but what impressed me most about the film was it's unsettling tone. Writer/director Paul Solet certainly knows how to shock an audience, but it's this film's quieter moments that really stick with you. And as this creepy film makes it's nerve racking slow build towards a bizarre (and somewhat disappointing) conclusion, Grace dares to rise above the conventions of your average horror film.

Grace touches on a wide range of themes including grief and loss, but for the most part, it's a story about a mother who will do anything for her child. Fittingly, the gifted Paul Solet dedicated this film to his mother.

Why Lionsgate didn't pick Grace up is beyond me. Instead, the film was distributed by horror fan heros Anchor Bay and it just made its bow on DVD. Despite an ending that doesn't live up the rest of the movie, Grace is still extremely effective.