maryensell

I took a chance on this movie that had zero reviews and I'm really glad I did. Great performances, from both leads, creating complex and believable characters. With beautiful cinematography, the sweeping landscapes emphasis the characters isolation. Delightfully weird and a little bit kinky, the story unfolds with a creeping sense of dread. When Loretta, portrayed flawlessly by Inja Zalta, entered the caves I got so scared I had to pause the film and resume the following night.

Only slightly let down by a lack of explanation and some questionable CGI, but I have seen much worse in Hollywood blockbusters.

I watched this because it had 6 stars on IMDB, which for a horror movie is pretty good. It turned out that there was only one review, so I felt compelled to warn others that this is not a 6 star movie. The plot involves some really terrible parents who take thier daughter out of school so they can all escavate a creepy old building full of corpses. On arrival the daughter is confronted with some self mutilated nut job, followed closely by violent paranormal activity which involves her waking up in graves and digging up a bunch of human skeletons in her sleep. The parents react to this by suggesting she should increase her anti depressants.

The acting is fine and it's shot pretty well, hence 3 stars. The plot is nonsensical and the effects are made up of generic CGI jump scares, akin to a cartoon or video game. The family's interactions and reactions to the situation are laughable. I was looking forward to the plot twist, but sadly there wasn't one.