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Now this is one like you haven't seen in a while. Closed one-location ghost movie with an interesting premise, a couple of very good performances at the forefront (from Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch as father and son) and plenty of suspense building. It does lose steam towards the end, mainly because there isn't a satisfactory way to end the corner the writers put themselves into and they decide to go with []
Any genre viewer will have a good time with this regardless.
Dug the heck out of this one.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Any grade? Rating? Ranking? (I'll watch on your word alone, but I'm trying to get a feel for your level of enthusiasm. Scale of 1-10?)Quoting megladon8 (view post)
A very strong 7/8. It's clever and surprising.
Go in knowing as little as possible.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I saw Troll Hunter forever ago, but based on that found-footage film I wouldn't have expected Ovredal's follow-up to evince actual horror directing chops. Especially in the first half, he establishes a patient, engrossing rhythm through deep-dive procedural autopsy details and terrific creepy atmosphere. Didn't really work once the reveal comes up and standard horror tactics replace them, but by that point the direction and the performances already put up a lot of goodwill to still overcome it. 6/10
Midnight Run (1988) - 9
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
Sisters (1973) - 6.5
Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5
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