Director: Alex Watson
Year: 2023
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Slasher
Plot:
Arriving at a new house, a new family in town meets up with the owners of a local nearby haunt and tries to make friends only for it to turn into a series of argumentative confrontations that forces them to go through the confines of the haunt where they don’t know if it’s real or not as they go through it.
Review:
This was a pretty fun effort with a lot to like about it. Among the more likable factors here is the setup throughout here where it tends to focus rather nicely on the idea of whether or not the course of action at the attraction. The behind-the-scenes work done at locations featured here where we get the truth about what he’s doing but still see him keeping up appearances around town trying to be a helpful neighbor or other member of the community helps to build a rather fun setup here. With the backstory of the attraction here through the social media clips or first-hand comments, that all goes a long way towards the interactions in the final half where it starts to bring up the idea that something duplicitous is going on and the way it all leads into the fantastic finale where nothing is completely sure what’s going on that’s all fun to watch for quite a lot to like.
There are some minor drawbacks to be had with the film. The main drawback with this one is the rather overlong running length where this one takes quite a while to get going with unnecessary elements to beef up the running time. The exploits of the family moving into the neighborhood and their personal issues works well enough at first but soon grows repetitive with it being the same type of drama the whole way through, and it just grows more tiresome the more it carries on with the inability to rise above being a cliched version of the strained family relationship, especially as it gets brought up later on as a means of downgrading the severity of their queries to look into the incidents at the haunt. This whole part just stretches the film out quite a bit longer than it should which is a factor to get over.
Overview: ***/5
A generally fun effort with a few issues present, this one manages to bring about a nice touch of whether the reality is present or not which helps this one nicely over its few flaws. Those who appreciate this kind of genre effort or are curious about the content presented will have a lot to like here while only those turned off by the style should heed caution.
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