A couple with a baby encounter hostility from the neighbours when they move to remote woods, but the threat really comes from the fairy creatures hidden among the branches.
Poorly developed concept that really acts as a showcase for the effects. It's well shot and edited, and the creatures turn up early and in their dozens. But there's no characterisation or motivation, which makes the story unenjoyable. My view is the change should have taken place early on, with suspense building as the couple slowly realise what's happened, and then unleash the beasts.
Credit to the actors for putting passion into this, but there's no way to make the couple likable or sympathetic, and the lack of story-telling skill takes the audience out of it at every turn as the implausibilities mount. Basically, big problems with the screenplay.
The music is accomplished but nothing special.
Overall, needs to go back to the drawing board, although I give it marks for production values. Hard to account for the metascore reviews and the decision to give this funding.
Poorly developed concept that really acts as a showcase for the effects. It's well shot and edited, and the creatures turn up early and in their dozens. But there's no characterisation or motivation, which makes the story unenjoyable. My view is the change should have taken place early on, with suspense building as the couple slowly realise what's happened, and then unleash the beasts.
Credit to the actors for putting passion into this, but there's no way to make the couple likable or sympathetic, and the lack of story-telling skill takes the audience out of it at every turn as the implausibilities mount. Basically, big problems with the screenplay.
The music is accomplished but nothing special.
Overall, needs to go back to the drawing board, although I give it marks for production values. Hard to account for the metascore reviews and the decision to give this funding.