Plot
In Stucco (U. S.), an agoraphobic woman finds a suspicious hollow wall in her house.
Cast
For a short this is loaded with names, fronted by True Blood actress Janina Gavankar and fellow roster members Rutina Wesley and Deborah Ann Woll. We also have Arrow's Colton Haynes, Will & Grace star Debra Messing, Michael Ealy and rising star Emmy Raver-Lampman. Lead Janina Gavankar also wrote and directed, so hats off there.
Verdict
Now when I say it tells the story I want to be clear that I mean that very loosely, very loosely indeed.
We see our leading lady living in her apartment when a hole that she created begins to widen, an entity lives on the other side and she forms a baffling relationship with it.
Standing at around 18 minutes it's a bizarre piece, very arthouse yet visually really quite impressive. With very little dialogue it focuses entirely on atmosphere and aesthetics which to its credit it does well, if only the plot was a tad more coherent.
If you're looking for something that makes absolutely no sense but looks the part then look no further than stucco.
Breakdown
+ Looks great
+ Solid cast
- Colton Haynes
- Skin crawling
- Incoherent nonsense
Rants
There's something about "Body" horror that just gets under my skin, I suppose that's the point but it's certainly not my genre. After watching multiple movies about degenerative viruses and even stds I'm very burned out. Could this constitute as one? I don't see why not. If body horror was on lsd and the writer was feeling frisky.
