POSITIVES
This is like a combination of everything Writer/Director Parker Finn learned from a Horror Movie 101 class, and put it all together into this very solidly effective scary film. This really knows how to build up tension and suspense.
The plot direction, narrative, and pacing are all on point here. The scary scenes will keep you on the edge of your seat, and the mystery about what’s going on will also keep you on the edge of your seat.
Right from the first scene that delivers the first “smile” in this movie, you know you are going to be seeing some creepy scary imagery. Along with the inverted shots, the slow pans, the jump cuts, to the blood, gore, and monster work, the visuals and special effects are excellent in this! Along with the imagery, a shout out to the spooky musical score and the loud noises for the scares.
Sosie Bacon is simply fantastic here! She truly knows how to convey a scared terrorized person who is filled with anxiety and paranoia. You'll be right there with her as you follow her journey. Supporting cast is solid as well, so kudos to Kyle Callner, Jessie T Usher, Robin Weigart, Kal Penn, Jack Sochet, Gillian Zinser, Caitlin Stasey, and more.
There’s definitely an overarching theme involving trauma and mental health that works with the narrative. Gives you a perspective of what you’re watching and hearing in an interesting way.
NEGATIVES
You’re going to feel like you’ve already seen this movie before. There’s a lot borrowed.
There are some questionable decisions certain characters make in this that will make you go “c’mon now, really?!”
Oh the plot convenience of not just saying what’s going on when it seems like it’s the best time to say something.
Why is it in these kinds of movies, nobody just goes and says “oh, it’s like that horror movie.” We want the characters to be smarter than the horror movie tropes. What is this, a world where those don’t exist?
That thing that happens with the cat in the movie.
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