Director: Josh Morris
Year: 2023
Country: Australia
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Slasher
Plot:
Arriving at a music recording studio, a band looking to lay down tracks for a new rehearsal demo with a new bandmember after a tumultuous turnover recently, but when they find themselves trapped inside and hunted down one by one they have to figure out who’s responsible for them to get away alive.
Review:
Overall, there’s a lot to like with this one. One of the brighter factors here is the generally strong and likable setup that manages to bring about an intriguing starting point. The introduction of the group to the studio and the reaction to what’s going on at the studio is a fine start to what’s going on later as a series of fun encounters with the other members of the band allow us to get to know them before the other factors get involved. This shows up in their discovery of the dead friend and the immediate jump into a slew of paranoia-fueled encounters that showcase their characters before getting to the horror later on with the dead bodies here showing the killer appearing and setting about his hunt knocking them off one by one in the various confrontations that take place around the studio. It’s a solid mix of stalking and brutal kills that take place here which have enough to raise this one quite nicely.
There are still some issues to be had with this one. The main issue with the film is the main killer here who has one of the weakest and stupidest motivations for going after the group which strikes as immensely short-sighted and petty to the point of feeling underwhelming more than anything. His lack of imposing physique and generally non-threatening nature are also big detrimental factors in keeping him from being anything more than a joke which is even more apparent in the utterly confusing and scattershot finale that shows him to be ineffectual while aos going through some confusing means of confronting him. It all makes no sense and is way too confusingly shot to make any kind of impact on top of the flimsy means it’s all shot compared to the far more effective scenes earlier on so to suddenly switch it up here is a big mark against it and are what all end up bringing this one down.
Overview: **/5
A likable enough but somewhat flawed Australian slasher, this one comes off as enjoyable in the right condition while still being let down by the flaws present that are quite damaging overall. Those who are fine with the flaws and are curious about it will want to give it a mild shot while most others out there should heed caution with this one due to its issues.
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