Apparitions

I saw this film premiere at the Monster Film Festival in Melbourne. It was the first cinema screening I had been to in a very long time due to the pandemic and it didn't disappoint. As I sat in my seat in the sold out cinema with choc top and popcorn in hand I was excited!

The film is a horror but I did find myself laughing out loud a few times at the scenarios, dialogue and characters, it reminded me of the horrors I was forced to watch as a kid in the 80s by my older siblings, and for me it even had a Freddy Kruegar reference, which was brilliant!

Along with the LOL moments, I did also jump a few times in my seat, have to hide my eyes from being scared and was creeped out by the story. I really enjoyed the vulnerable and quirky character of Marlee played by Kristina Benton and believed the relationship between her and her husband Tom, played by Stefan Dennis and Don Bridges is always a delight to see on the big screen (as always) this time playing the local pub drunk.

Without giving too much away, I liked the twist in the plot, the killer was a simple outcome, but wasn't obvious to me making it believable.

I always enjoy Perri Cummings writing and the banter between characters was a highlight in the film and definitely played to an audience like me who grew up with 80s horror film. Perri also plays the detective and this bad ass bikey chic who has the best one liners in the script is ALWAYS a winner for me! As I was leaving the cinema, a colleague said "That played like a rocket" and he was right, this film had a great set up of characters, relationships, genre and world and then then increased rapidly and suddenly combusted into a climatic finish that was full of gore, emotion and a bit of humorous fun.