heyteegs's reviews

Truly! By the end I was so involved I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed Hollow Creek. It's not a very original story (with some dumb police tropes) but writer/director/actor Giusela Moro has really done a good job of building the tension. The acting was, on the whole, pretty good - especially Moro and Burt Reynolds who, in a small yet pivotal role, had me crying. (The old lady in the courthouse was also very good.) There's a little supernatural thrown in but, for the most part, you know how it will end. This didn't deter from my enjoyment though. Kudos to Moro for creating something decent out of something somewhat banal.

It did take me a while to get into the flow of Dark Spirits; it is very slow-moving. The blurb I read called it heart-stopping and that is one thing it definitely is not. It's not very scary either with just a couple of The Ring-type jumps and there is some pretty bad editing. But it does have a little creep factor, some atmosphere, an interesting leading lady and the city of Prague as its backdrop. I'll add that the story is confusing so you might really want to pay attention. I do think I understood the plot in the end although maybe I didn't. Still and all, I thought it could use another IMDb review to add some balance. I've seen a lot worse than Dark Spirits.

With nothing to do, I came upon Tilt in the horror section of Amazon Prime. I'd never heard of it and read the barest of a summary before deciding I'd check it out. It doesn't tread any new ground but it is interesting and leads Wade Deinert and Danielle West do some good acting. Their characterizations are believable but the script poses some questions that have (admittedly) been asked before - in better ways. It involves criminal activity (of a sort) but what really kept me intrigued was how the lead characters grew throughout the less than 80 minutes it takes to tell the story. Still and all, kudos to Phil Holbrook for managing to put it together and get it released.

FYI, even though this came up under Horror on Amazon Prime, this is not a horror movie or even a thriller but more of a drama/whodunit so don't expect blood and gore.