Reviews

as stated above in my summary this movie broke some of the biggest rules when making a horror movie good (especially when the effects suck). Rule 1: always properly handle your talent. the movie was almost bleeding itself out by not providing enough screen time for the better actors so they can carry the movie, the fact that Evan Peters, basically the face of TV horror show AHS did not even get to react to a jump scare is like hiring Michael Jordan to your basketball team and not let him shoot the ball. Rule 2: try to keep the useless jump scares to a minimum. this movie didn't understand this at all. the amount of time the tension built to a turning screen to find nothing was ridiculous. Rule 3: Try to keep the camera on someone who can act. In many low budget films you will always find that one actor that just doesn't fit talent wise. rather than remove them quickly or keep the person off screen, I saw this actor The. Whole. Time. Rule 4: try to keep things on track. what I've begun to notice with movies in general is that they are doing the 'Shayamalan' which is when they create a twist out of nowhere and say "surprise" when in reality a good twist needs to be plausible and have indication that its possible. Decent Cast with a lot of untapped potential, with different moves this movie actually had a chance to be good but completely misfired.

I went into this thinking it was going to be another bad horror flick. but honestly it took me by surprise, Lopez is clearly not the best actress but she is edited and directed well and just rides off the other performances. Ian Nelson does well as the troubled teen in a non-annoying way (which I did not expect at all). but the biggest surprise comes from Ryan Guzman. known for his Step Up role proved he can legitimately act, his transformation was sudden enough to be thrilling yet slow enough that it can be understood. it jumps at points but isn't all that scary. I would consider more of a thriller than a horror film.