Doppel

A Paranormal Activity clone, but with less quality. They tried to make some jokes about the characters being an older couple, but it was cringy. The only scary thing about the movie was that they used their own children as actors.

I was terrified by Kevin Hicks character from beginning to end. Extremely creepy and awkward moments between the characters made for an uneasy "cover your eyes" film. Well thought out and well written story line. Would definitely recommend to any fan of horror.

If you're into POV horror, you might enjoy this movie. Its got a fantastic concept, very interesting plot. And the first act is suspenseful, left me at the edge of my seat.

But then it fell into the same tropes as so many other POV horror movies and ended with a dull thud.

Here we go again...first off, if you see a review that has a 10/10 rating and the opening line is, "I'm a huge horror fan..." that is just so ridiculous and stupid and obvious that it's a fake review. 🙄 Moving on, the "couple" is creepy in this movie, like my heading said this feels like a movie a family made at home. The problem is, dad's gone so the oldest son is playing dad instead. Yeah, "mom" looks more like grandma and "dad" looks like older brother, feels more like taboo than horror.

So, this is a POV/found footage style movie so you know it's no budget, bad acting, etc. I sadly have a soft spot for these movies, even at their worse.

Vickie, the "mom" grandma is just out of her element, so out of it that it's really annoying. For example, she decides to do a Vlog but keeps calling it a V log, no matter how many times she's corrected, it's stupid and annoying.

So yeah, the bad acting with terrible casting and awful script just completely ruins this movie and makes it impossible to get into it because all the characters are either annoying or ones you can't wait for them to die.

My advice, skip it, there's better movies out there from this genre.

Many moons ago, in my teen years working at the Ithaca Mall (back when it was still a mall), I spent hours playing a game called The Grid with Kevin Hicks when video arcades were still a thing. We had a mess load of fun and ever since meeting Kevin during those nostalgic times, I've always thought he was (and still is) a wholesome, driven and talented man of his craft. I even got the opportunity to meet Vicky when i visited them at their house in Lansing. Both of the Hicks' are very creative, wholesome people and I recommend supporting/watching any release they put out. They are a duo of endless ideas and they do everything for the most part DIY, which can be a grueling process considering it's something I've done myself in the music industry. Anyways, give this movie (and other Hicks' films) a watch! I highly recommend them.