New Life

New life was a bit of a mixed bag. It was not an awful film. But it was odd and felt like it ended out of no where with an ending that felt like it did not tie anything together. Hayley erin plays jessica. Though we dont find out her name till too late. Theres no context as to what happens to jessica before we meet her, shes coverd in blood and with a black eye and she runs, she looks frightened and runs. But shes not alone as elsa is hot on her trail and for good reason, jessica has something bad in her and it cant get out to everyone. They have a chase and it feels like not a lot else happens in the film. Good acting in this but the film itself let it down. Hayley erin made the film more believable and overall that was it really.

An agent named Elsa (Sonya Walger)with a degenerative disease tracks a young woman calles Jess (Hayley Erin) fleeing inexplicable symptoms in this science fiction thriller. As their chase narrows to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, holes in Elsa's investigation start to fill with fresh bodies.

A thriller full of suspense, chases, intrigue, terror, and also human drama about illness in the modern world. The film features two interesting stories focusing on the two main characters: a mysterious, deeply desperate woman who is relentlessly on the run, and an older woman, an agent tasked with pursuing her, who suffers from a known degenerative disease. Their two stories intertwine inextricably throughout the film, culminating in suspenseful conclusions. The sad and twisted stories converge as the stakes in the relentless pursuit reach apocalyptic proportions. Interpretations are pretty well, such as Hayley Erin playing a woman on the run, desperate to cross the Canadian border to escape her past. A resourceful agent whose recent life-altering diagnosis leaves her one step behind. The casting is fine, giving adequate interpretations from the main actresses, Haley Erin, Sonya Walger (Lost) who, along with Tony Amendola (Once Upon a Time, The Chosen), are all eminently television actors. More popular main and supporting actors are missed, but we are really looking at a low-budget film.

It belongs to a genre that in recent decades has produced several films about viruses, bacteria, and other microbes that cause apocalyptic situations, among which the following can be included: ¨Outbreak¨by Wolfgang Petersen, ¨Carriers¨ by Alex Pastor, ¨28 days later¨ by Danny Boyle, ¨28 weel weeks later¨ by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, ¨Contagion¨ by Steven Soderbergh. This ¨New Life¨ can be compared in quality to the previous ones but has a lower budget, to which must be added a chase theme in the style of ¨The Fugitive¨ by Andrew Davis.

The film features a spiritual, strange, supernatural musical score by Mondo Boys, whose peculiar sounds have also accompanied films such as The Inheritance, The Right Hand, Fatman, uin Hide Fight, She Dies Tomorrow, among others. The motion picture was well written and directed by John Rosman, this is his debut film. However, until almost halfway through, hardly anything interesting happens, just a simple presentation of the main characters and minor incidents. It is from minute 45 onwards that the film rises to high levels of tension, intrigue, and movement, thoroughly captivating the viewer who until then was somewhat bored and asking many unanswered questions. ¨New Life¨ rating: 6/10.

Of the movie, you will get an interesting story. I was confused because in the first 40 minutes nothing happens, that would fit into the horror genre. I once saw a movie (out of respect for this one, I will not mention the title) where even the first scene, a girl stalked by her ex, is directed like a horror movie. This one has mystery, and then at some point there comes an aha!moment and then you kinda know what is going on. So, patience, dear watcher. I saw good reviews, then decided to watch this and it paid out. Also enjoyed the absence of big a-list names, so nothing was distracting. I only wish that one poster (which does not make sense and that scene is not in the movie) would not exist. Give it a go, it has themes like ALS, which you rarely see in cinema.

I almost skipped this movie after reading the extremely negative reviews it got on here, certainly the ones stating I shouldn't trust the first ratings as most often those are biased, a thing I totally agree with. But a friend watched it and told me it wasn't that bad so I gave it a shot and I'm glad I did because it was entertaining. Maybe not the best in this genre but still worth a watch if you like that kind of stories. I sure do. Hayley Erin and Sonya Walger play the main characters and we're both convincing. Sure there are no Oscar winning performances, neither for the script that feels like a déjà-vu but it's just easy entertainment and sometimes that's just all that I need.

I didn't have high expectations when I went to see this movie. This synopsis sounded intriguing, however my anticipation for this movie was limited.

The start is rather slow and our protagonist (Jess) meets and older couple and through their interactions you get to know her a little better. The order couple is lovely and definitely adds some emotional weight to the movie. We are also introduced to our other protagonist (Elsa) who is trying to find Jess. As soon as Elsa arrives at the older couples place, intriguing things start happening. From that point on the movie had my full attention since I like the subject matter. The first contact with our threat is made and it was portrayed really effective and was a thrilling contrast to the slow start. A minor complained is that there is a really cheap jump scare which was absolutely unnecessary. On the other hand there are some really well made makeup effects to be seen.

However the narrative progresses and there are new characters introduced. And then the movie kinda just ends. I felt like the ending was pretty abrupt and felt a little bit unfinished. It could have been a rather big finale but instead we get a pretty short ending. Overall I really like the idea of this movie and going in without knowing what exactly this was about was a really nice decision. It's definitely not a masterpiece or a movie that will be remembered in a couple of years from now with how many movies are being released nowadays, but it was certainly a good watch and a nice way to spend not even 90 minutes. [6,2/10]