Director: Adam Mason
Year: 2023
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Supernatural Slasher
Plot:
Trying to stay relevant, a group of friends desperate for their big break in the video content-producing industry decide to look into a local true crime case, but the more they investigate the situation the more they come to believe the thought-dead serial killer has targeted them and must stop his rampage.
Review:
For the most part, this was a generally decent and enjoyable effort. One of the finer points of this one is the overall setup in place that serves the film incredibly well. The idea of the group being forced into tackling the true crime case to continue their career is clunky but worthwhile enough for this kind of effort, and the backstory featured here of the case involving the fate of the figure they’re working with is quite chilling. The exploits at the hotel where the victim lived and bring them into contact with the real nature of the curse and how that continues against the series of ritualistic occurrences ties everything together under the curse.
This sets up the rather fun storyline where the supernatural figure starts to insert himself into the group’s life and torment them for the resurrection angle that brought him back. The series of interactions with the supernatural figure appearing out of nowhere playing mind games or instructing victims to graphically kill themselves while the rest of the group heads off into a five series of investigative processes on how to stop the curse is all handled quite nicely. It all leads to the twist-laden finale as the participants in league with the killer get introduced and start providing some vicious confrontations with the killer and his targets that allow for some fun gore and action to have some positive aspects.
There are some flaws to be had with this one. The biggest drawback to be had here is the troublesome antics of the cursed brother who we’re supposed to find funny yet everything he does is lame and unfunny. The jokes and quips about a learning disability aren’t an excuse for the type of setup here that goes for some laughably immature and ends up causing more trouble for the group to have to deal with as he is directly responsible for continuing the struggle which makes him hard to like. That’s also the cause for the killer who’s a completely non-threatening figure with his faux-greaser style, baby-face looks, and goofy motivation that leaves everything incredibly underwhelming which all lowers the film overall.
Overview: ***/5
An overall fun if somewhat flawed genre effort, this is fine as it is while being enjoyable enough to not be worthless or spectacular. Those who appreciate this style of genre effort or are curious about it will have the most to like with this one while most others out there should heed caution with the film.
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