First off, this film is not a horror in any conceivable facet.
It's a very slow burning thriller, with practically no payoff in the end.
The plot centers around a girl named Carla, who has been imprisoned in her home, by her father, who claims gangsters are out to kill them, after he testified against them in a murder trial.
Really, though, Carla is just getting gaslit.
There are only two other characters in the film: a detective who is trying to free her; and some random woman whose role is never clear, or explained - but claims to be her mother.
The whole thing is shot from the perspective of diegetic cameras.
Mostly, with a camcorder that Carla uses to film everything.
Despite the fact that she has no computer. Or other such medium, to back up the files.
Which makes zero sense, considering the entire film is supposed to be one she made to reveal what she went through to her actual mother.
Throughout the majority of the film, you are left completely in the dark as to what is actually going n.
Which leads you to expect there to be some sort of major climax at the end, that will bring everything into context.
But there is quite literally no payoff.
As they make no attempt to throw a twist in, that might have made it even remotely interesting.
So you sit through, what can only be described as, a slow burning borefest...only for it to end with you completely disappointed.
I'm actually in awe at how little effort they put into the story.
Which is about as perplexing as the story itself.
I'm still trying to figure out who the blonde woman was.
But have no idea.
I assume she was an escort or something.
But who knows.
Any way you look at it...this film is a complete waste of time.
As it only manages to keep you engaged with the expectation of a payoff that never comes.
So steer clear of this absolute stinker of a thriller.
1.5 out of 10.
