The early months of the year have turned into a bit of a dumping ground for movies that are best forgotten but once in a while one comes along that surpasses expectation. Though I don't expect that The Sonata will be breaking any records, I do hope that it at least does right by Rutger Hauer.

Freya Tingley stars as Rose Fisher, a talented violinist whose estranged father, a talented composer named Richard Marlowe, Hauer in one of his final roles, dies suddenly, leaving her everything. Among his belongings is a sonata that contains symbols Rose has never seen before. Horror is afoot!

It seems that writer/director Andrew Desmond has taken a page from "art leads to the devil" playbook but instead of writing or dancing their way to the devil's graces, this time around there's...