Director: Steve Lawson
Year: 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Supernatural
Plot:
Trying to reach a local rehab, a group of friends are caught up in the scheme by a bizarre local trapping them inside a cursed pentagram that protects them from a demonic entity that lurks within the house, forcing them to work together to find a way out of the situation without being attacked.
Review:
This was an overall decent if somewhat problematic indie effort. Among the better efforts of this one is the rather intriguing and somewhat unique storyline that offers up a different enough way of changing around a supernatural curse. Featuring the idea of the group trapped inside the one-lotion setup and given strict instructions not to mess with the iconography of the surroundings, follow the rules established that will keep the demonic figure at bay, and that there’s nothing else they can do, the survival horror aspect of the scenario brings about plenty of generally solid and tense moments. The struggles to get free of the ranting and raving captor holding them in the scenario and provide a means of getting the supplies necessary to ensure they remain safe lead to some intriguing aspects of what’s going on.
Outside of this, the film struggles with maintaining any kind of momentum due to such a weak story that should never have been allowed to become a feature-length storyline. This is precisely the kind of short-form anthology setup that is weak and paper-thin when it becomes utilized in this manner, where it just drags on and on about who the actual threat to them is or how their abusive past is something to impacts their whole mission there rather than attempting to accomplish anything of any importance. That is also a byproduct of the general flimsy air throughout here, which results in this one not having much in the way of special effects, kills, action, or general spectacle, with this one focusing as much time as it does on standing around in one room. It works okay for what it is, but it is in the wrong format to be effective.
Overview: *.5/5
A watchable if wrongly formatted genre effort, there are some worthwhile aspects to this one if only able to overlook the incredibly damaging flaws that leave this one quite flimsy. Those with a tolerance for this kind of genre effort or are fans of the creative crew will have the most to appreciate with this one, while most others out there should heed caution.
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