This film should have been good and I really wanted to like it. The positives - it looks absolutely great visually and showcases some high quality film making. Good shots, nice effects and mostly decent acting. In terms of British horror, there really isn't that much on offer elsewhere, outside of the very low budget, so this was refreshing to see. That's where the positives end for me.
Now for the negatives - the plot just didn't do it for me unfortunately. It actually became nonsensical, even for me, who often enjoys the 'far out' type of sci-fi/psychological stuff. The genre of this film seemed confused too - it starts out like a family friendly film, then becomes a teen drama, goes a bit sci-fi/fantasy and then descends into horror and gore. It seemed a bit all over the place and was quite the experience - the soundtrack and constant 60's music started to do my head in as time went on. The lead character wasn't doing it for me either - her accent and voice was very meek and watching somebody portray a character with zero confidence or social skills was rather tiresome. After enduring an hour of this and still realising there was another hour to go, I had to take a break and almost didn't come back, which is never a good sign - however, I was intrigued to know where this was all going and needed to see the end.
I made it through and the finale/pay off was disappointing and just seemed silly - yep, there's a big twist but it's not really satisfying and just adds to the nonsensical nature of the film.
Lastly (without giving away spoilers) there's no way, if this were reality, that the lead character wouldn't have been sectioned under the mental health act for her behavior and the things she did throughout this ordeal. I'll leave it there.
A very generous 6/10 and I'm only giving the just above average score due to the massive effort that obviously went into writing, filming and producing this movie - it looked very polished and visually pleasing, with a lot of attention to detail. There's also not much out there, in the British film market, to compare this with so I'll also give credit for the uniqueness and effort to bring something a bit different to the table. I'd in no way discourage anyone from watching this as you might love it (like others in the reviews did). It just wasn't for me unfortunately.
Now for the negatives - the plot just didn't do it for me unfortunately. It actually became nonsensical, even for me, who often enjoys the 'far out' type of sci-fi/psychological stuff. The genre of this film seemed confused too - it starts out like a family friendly film, then becomes a teen drama, goes a bit sci-fi/fantasy and then descends into horror and gore. It seemed a bit all over the place and was quite the experience - the soundtrack and constant 60's music started to do my head in as time went on. The lead character wasn't doing it for me either - her accent and voice was very meek and watching somebody portray a character with zero confidence or social skills was rather tiresome. After enduring an hour of this and still realising there was another hour to go, I had to take a break and almost didn't come back, which is never a good sign - however, I was intrigued to know where this was all going and needed to see the end.
I made it through and the finale/pay off was disappointing and just seemed silly - yep, there's a big twist but it's not really satisfying and just adds to the nonsensical nature of the film.
Lastly (without giving away spoilers) there's no way, if this were reality, that the lead character wouldn't have been sectioned under the mental health act for her behavior and the things she did throughout this ordeal. I'll leave it there.
A very generous 6/10 and I'm only giving the just above average score due to the massive effort that obviously went into writing, filming and producing this movie - it looked very polished and visually pleasing, with a lot of attention to detail. There's also not much out there, in the British film market, to compare this with so I'll also give credit for the uniqueness and effort to bring something a bit different to the table. I'd in no way discourage anyone from watching this as you might love it (like others in the reviews did). It just wasn't for me unfortunately.