Awakening in a strange hospital, a young woman kept there by a group of administrators looking after her feels alarmed at their lack of urgency surrounding her belief that her face is constantly changing, and when others at the hospital are attacked by a strange demon must stop its true intentions.
Overall, this was a solid enough genre effort. Among the better elements present is a genuinely intriguing concept that provides a framework for a great mystery. The fact that her constantly changing face is an incredibly impactful part of the film, especially once the twist of it all comes into focus later on, comes off nicely with a wide berth throughout here as it's a creepy enough concept by itself enhanced by the unfamiliarity of the rest of her surroundings. Waking up inside the strange hospital you aren't familiar with surrounded by a cold, seemingly lifeless staff more interested in carrying out their assignments completes a rather effective setup to be featured here. When the changes take place, whether it's subtle or explicit, the slightest uptick in her personality provides even more here involving a changing personality to really speak highly of the topical identity issues she faces, combining nicely with some of the later revelations to give this a great overall setup. That all gives the film a great means of launching a slew of effective creature and horror attacks. The overall look of the main creature, with its deer face on a hulking, humanoid stance and clawed hands, gives off a fantastic imposing structure that is utilized quite effectively. Keeping it to brief bits noting its demonic presence during the chase scenes to be the focal point of their fear is another well-done tactic to generate some solid chills. From the opening attack on the victim seen through a door peephole, a fine chase through the various staff rooms, and a final encounter inside the hallways of the facility, these encounters with the creature house a fine sense of fear regarding the situation. While not over-the-top with the gore, they're brutal enough to leave an impression of what happened as well, and when added together with the revelation about the creatures' backstory connecting it to her there are some positive points to be had with the film. There are some pretty big issues here that bring the film down. The biggest drawback to what's going on here is the overly complicated storyline that might be incredibly unique and creative but makes no sense. It's quite clever to have the film utilize various actresses appearing at random intervals to showcase her changing appearance, but this becomes quite hard to keep track of the intent at times. The revelation about secret identities and hidden personalities that serves as a means of tying everything together happens so late in the running time that there's no way of getting acclimated into this universe early on. As a result, the pacing becomes incredibly sluggish waiting around for these explanations through endless hypnotism sessions, flashbacks, and conversations about the need for identity that drag the running time out waiting for everything to make sense. These factors are enough to lower this one overall.
Rated Unrated/R: Language and Violence.
