Director: Jack Dignan
Year: 2022
Country: Australia
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Plot:
After the death of her mother, a distraught teen is even more horrified to learn her father has moved on with a new girlfriend that is a doppelganger of her just-deceased mother, and despite all attempts to move past the awkwardness of everything it soon becomes obvious something deadly is affecting them.
Review:
This was fine enough for what it is but still suffers from some issues. When this one works is due to the expected means where it’s focused on the traditional genre thrills, which mainly revolve around the daughter thinking there's something wrong with the new girlfriend. As this trades between the psychological ramifications of her mental instability affecting her better judgment with nothing being overtly wrong and something supernatural affecting the girlfriend only she can sense, there’s a generally enjoyable atmosphere throughout here as this tries to lay out the tangled means of the central storyline present. By complicating matters with a few bits of genuine supernatural occurrences like the demonic figure she sees following her or the visions of her mother’s spirit being trapped and targeted by an unknown entity, it adds even more to the thrilling nature of what’s happening.
However, there are some big problems with this one. The main drawback is the film’s rather dull and lethargic tempo that adds much of a drama undertone than a genuine genre atmosphere. Since no one does anything overtly malicious or macabre towards anyone else and the general tone is mistrust, it doesn’t bode well for those expecting a ghostly mystery or something much more high-energy as this takes way too long to get going. That’s the other big issue here with so many extraneous storylines present that don’t really need to be here stretching this out far longer than necessary in order to hide the genre thrills until the final half. This can be fine at points but so much of this one doesn’t come together until it’s too late, making for a problematic time for some that can really hold this back.
Overview: ***/5
More of a thriller than a true genre outing, this one still features enough to like that there are some worthwhile features to be had here despite some big drawbacks keeping this down from what it could’ve been. Give this a shot mainly if you’re intrigued by this type of genre outing but those expecting something more traditionally-minded might want to heed caution with this one.
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