A Film in Search of a Coherent Plot
This film essentially begins at a funeral home in Amityville, New York with a woman by the name of "Lana" (Keavy Bradley) paying her last respects to her husband laying in the casket in front of her. In the process of doing this, however, she fails to notice that the other guests seating in chairs behind her have quietly filed out, leaving her all alone. That said, when she turns around and notices this, she then walks to the exit--only to discover, to her horror, that she is locked in. And she is never seen again from that point on. The scene then shifts to a female historian named "Christina" (Sadie Katz) accepting an invitation to that exact same funeral home to interview the owner "Vincent Miller" (Kyle Lowder) about a particular story during the Civil War. So, to help augment her own film crew, she asks a friend named "Seth Cosmo" (Brandon Alan Smith) to help her team out. Seth immediately agrees but, unknown to her, his main interest involves the disappearance of Lana instead. The problem, however, is that Vincent Miller is not the person he pretends to be and, once they enter the funeral home, all the people in the film crew are in great danger. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was one of those films that definitely had some interesting possibilities with solid acting and a creepy atmosphere to help in that regard. Unfortunately, the lack of a coherent plot, coupled with poor character development, seriously undermined whatever potential it may have had. In short, it was a complete mess--and I have rated it accordingly.
- Uriah43
- Jun 24, 2024