Director: Blake Ridder
Year: 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Supernatural
Plot:
Trying to pull off a successful job, a man recruits a group of troubled individuals to go with him to a remote manor in the hope of using a filmmaking job to steal cash hidden inside, but when they get stuck in a time loop after opening a secret chest, they must stop the demonic spirit host.
Review:
This wasn’t all that great, but it does have some worthwhile aspects. One of the better elements with this one stems from the enjoyable enough setup that provides this with a solid enough opportunity to get the group to the titular house and go about the rest of the story. Focusing on each individual gathered onto the crew, who each have their own tragic backstories and need to be there so they can improve their lot in life, gives this the necessary motivation for the eventual arrival at the house under the guise of shooting a documentary on the premises. Even without that factor, the local legend about the money stashed away inside and knowing that it’ll be enough for their struggles makes for a fine reason to go there, and the early scenes involving the initial exploration of the house and trying to play into the ruse of the situation, rather well.
Once the group arrives and the series of time-travel interactions come into play, where people repeat interactions or scenarios with the rest of the group who are unaware of their purpose, it starts to get fun while also presenting the main issue surrounding it. The different times they find themselves undergoing the same scenario, whether it’s arriving at the manor and getting instructions on the film, to watching the killer come about and undergo the series of stalking and stabbing that goes on, trying to kill off everyone so that the timer rests. While this is a lot of fun as it’s filled with some intriguing elements and some bloody deaths, it’s all quite confusing and never makes any sense. The rules of the situation, why some can remember events and others can’t, how it all started, or what the spirit stalking them represents are all unexplained, leaving this one with fun action, but it's quite hard to figure out what’s happening.
Overview: ***/5
A solid enough, if overall confusing genre effort, this one manages to be worthwhile enough to be somewhat enjoyable despite the slew of confusing tactics keeping this one down. Those with an interest in this type of genre fare, who aren’t bothered by the drawbacks on display, or who are fans of the creative crew, will have the most to like here, while most others should seek caution with it.
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