Director: Koka Singh Arora (as S.S. Arora)
Year: 2024
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Psychological
Plot:
Trying to keep a low profile, a mute serial killer workinhg as a freelance photographer is set to kill himself to no longer be haunted by the ghosts of his victims but is interrupted by a walok-in client unaware of the situation and tries to deal with his plans as well as his new client.
Review:
This was a massively disappointing and not really worthwhile genre thriller. The main setup here doesn’t really allow us much of a chance to get to know anything that’s going on due to the character's condition. With the whole thing taking place with a mute character, there are no dynamics in place to keep this one interesting as it goes along with so many scenes requiring inference from promotional materials or outside sources to determine what’s going on. Since we get nothing about him being a serial killer or why he’s leaving such an obvious trail back to him in the first place due to the deaths supposedly taking place at the same location where his photoshoot cover business is taking place so the disappearances are easily traced back to him, the story comes across as far too confusing for its own good simply because it’s trying to lay out a gimmick it doesn’t require.
As well, there’s far too much of the film simply relying on picking up hints about what’s going on rather than outright spelling it out due to using this tactic. Since we never get to learn much about him beyond a series of flimsy excuses for a motivation based on a rough upbringing that is neither that interesting nor original due to the cliched nature of the setup, it’s not that intriguing or original to see play out so the hauntings and depression don’t register as much as they should with everything barreling towards the obvious from the very start. While it’s chilling enough to see the ghostly figures here in their few sequences where they get to show off their deformed look which is quite creepy, it’s not enough to keep this one up from the rest of the issues at play within this one.
Overview: */5
A wholly problematic psychological thriller than an outright genre effort, there are some intriguing elements at play but far too many fundamental drawbacks in place for this one to be much more than that. Really only give this a shot if you’re curious about it or are undeterred by this style of feature while most others out there should heed extreme caution if not outright ignore it.
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