Revealer

Revealer (2022) is a movie currently available on Shudder. The storyline follows a stripper and a Bible pusher who have known eachother since high school and can't stand one another. They harass each other every time they see each other. One inauspicious day while the stripper is working an outbreak of sorts occurs and the infected start killing people causing the Bible pusher to run into the strip club for safety. Now the stripper and religious fanatic will need to work together if they hope to survive.

This movie is directed by Luke Boyce, in his directorial debut, and stars Caito Aase (Black Mold), Bishop Stevens (Girl on the Third Floor), Buzz Leer (Silent as the Grave) and Shaina Schrooten (Scare Package II).

This movie actually had some potential with interesting characters, dynamics, settings and an outbreak that reminded me of Slither or the Faculty. Unfortunately, the entire movie focuses on the characters going back and forth and less on the horror elements. The horror elements, when there are any, are actually pretty good. The tongue sequences and floor slithers scenes did have redeeming elements. We just didn't get enough of them. The ending is a bit cliche and too predictable.

Overall, this is a disappointing addition to the horror genre that missed an opportunity to be good. I would score this a 3.5-4/10 and recommend skipping it.

I know it's a low budget horror film and the rules are that you don't turn the lights because you will see the shonky effects. But, this is way too much.

Predictable stereotypes make it play out as you would expect.

Funnily enough, the end credits are almost better than the whole rest of the movie.

Other than that, pretty predictable plots points, special effects are good though.

The basis for the film is fairly straightforward. A condescending religious protester and the arrogant peep show performer she dislikes have to work together to escape an apocalyptic invasion by alien creatures.

Neither of the characters are particularly likeable, nor are their characters developed particularly well. The amble their way through the peep show store in an attempt to escape the demonic mega creature that wants to kill them.

Ultimately, nothing interesting happens, the dialog is uninspired and the film as a whole feels incredibly dull. It was clearly trying to ride the Stranger Things wave, with its 80s setting, music, and creatures, but it creates none of the likeable characters and character interactions, you see in the latter, and its horror elements are no match.

Throw in an unnecessary "religious girl who is secretly a lesbian" character arc (because that ticks one of the "popular things to add" boxes), but adds nothing to the overall film; along with a deliberately phallic looking attack on the peep show dancer, and that's about as much excitement as you'll get out of this one.

Not one I'd recommend watching, and certainly not one that will get a rewatch.

Judgment day theme is not my favorite type of movie. Especially when it's on a budget and having no serious plot twist. The horror is kinda boring. The scares are only effective against 5 year olds. And the ending didn't give the audience any closure they deserve. The only good thing we can get from this movie is just the moral lesson. Which we can get from any other sources without having to go through the boredom.