Review of The Basement

I was suggested this movie through a horror group I'm a part of, and I have to say I am genuinely disappointed in this movie, mainly because I felt like it had so much potential to be a good movie. I for one liked the main antagonist, the actress was amazing with her and made her genuinely creepy, and though I appreciated the plot twist, I felt like there was so much details missing from their story that made no sense. So many dots were not connected story-wise, it made it hard to enjoy any redeeming qualities. I don't really quite understand why we bothered adding Supernatural qualities to this film when in the end it played no part in the plot. ( claiming the woman was a demon, having runes on the walls, etc.) But yet it played no real purpose other than horror aesthetic. The characters were not very likeable so it was hard feeling any pity for them when they died.

Overall, I feel like this movie just needs a complete do-over because I feel like this could have been the beginning of a franchise if it was done properly with a better writer and a better support cast.