![]() Was that the plan all along?ĭavid Sandberg: When we made the short, we had no intention of ever turning it into a feature. It really is a gem.The Creators Project: Hi David! You’re living every filmmaker’s dream-make a short go viral and sign up with Hollywood. May or may not have gone to sleep with my head covered… You get it… If you like horror, go check out this movie. With great story telling, interesting characters, a creepy monster, and an effective gimmick, I was moments away from throwing the blanket over my head. I expected a serviceable thrill ride, which it was, but it was also so much more. At least in its unreal esthetic.Īlright final verdict. The monster definitely has some CGI, but kind of reminds me of The Babadook. Plus the affects are all very simple and for the most part practical. And while the plot is based on a silly gimmick, there is enough there, that it doesn’t leave you scratching your head. ![]() It is a rather short movie, about 70 minutes including credits, and in my experience, movies of that length typically have some major pacing issues or series problems with plot. Listen for a gimmick horror movie this movie has no right to be as good as it is. I mean they can’t all be like Haley Joel Osment in the sixth sense. Not perfect, but for a child actor in a horror movie he did really well. Even Gabriel Bateman known from Annabelle and the new Child’s Play movie did a good job. Her delivery with some key moments sent chills down my already inebriated spine. Her character is by far the weakest aspect of this film, but she still did a really good job selling the troubled home dynamic. I won’t go too much more into detail about that to avoid spoilers. She plays a mother seemingly loosing her grip on things. It also stars Maria Bello you may know from films like the Grown Ups and Prisoners. Also his arc when stuff starts going crazy is damn near perfect. He really plays the perfect naïve sweetheart boyfriend that’s along for the ride. In fact I think Alexander’s character was my favorite in the movie. She is actually a very relatable and well developed character, and the dynamic she has with her boyfriend played by Alexander John DiPersia is fun without being far fetched. It stars Teresa Palmer, known for films like Warm Bodies and Hacksaw Ridge, as the main protagonist trying to live her life on her own. A young college age woman is called on by her younger half brother (about 10 years old) to help because scary things are happening and mom’s gone nuts. There have since been plenty of knock offs, so when I saw the trailer for the movie as it was coming out, I was pleased to hear it was by the original director from the short. I actually remember seeing the short film shortly after it came out and it was an incredibly effective and well made scare. Sandberg, and is based on a short film by the same name that he also directed for the Bloody Cuts Film Festival where he won best director. Lights out is a 2016 horror film by director David F. So I cracked another beer, turned on the movie, and buckled in for the ride under my softest blanket. Turns out 2 shots and 2 beers put me in the right mindset. I hadn’t seen it because I have to be in the right mindset for jump scares. However, one such movie was on sale that I had been meaning to see for some time, Lights Out. ![]() I say mistake because I’m worse than a housewife on Amazon when it comes to movies. Last weekend I got a little tipsy and made the mistake of browsing digital movie sales online. ![]()
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