Has the look and feel of a soap opera from 1985 except with fewer twists, less campiness, no surprises, less suspense and a very long, drawn out plot.
On the plus side, the acting is really good and all the actors seemed believable in their characters. Plus, I love the fact that the creators didn't take themselves too seriously, adding humor throughout, especially in the first half. To me the plot isn't dark enough or gory enough to be horror, it's more like family drama with some wannabe horror moments touching on faux-occult.
The camerawork and musical score are good, but nowadays that's table stakes for most movies, and not something to brag about.
The biggest drawback is that, at two hours, this movie could have been edited down more efficiently to about an hour. Considering there are zero surprises, and the plot is predictable, turning this into two hours literally ruins the movie. Had it been much shorter it would have been far more interesting and the same story could have been told.
On the plus side, the acting is really good and all the actors seemed believable in their characters. Plus, I love the fact that the creators didn't take themselves too seriously, adding humor throughout, especially in the first half. To me the plot isn't dark enough or gory enough to be horror, it's more like family drama with some wannabe horror moments touching on faux-occult.
The camerawork and musical score are good, but nowadays that's table stakes for most movies, and not something to brag about.
The biggest drawback is that, at two hours, this movie could have been edited down more efficiently to about an hour. Considering there are zero surprises, and the plot is predictable, turning this into two hours literally ruins the movie. Had it been much shorter it would have been far more interesting and the same story could have been told.
