Watch if you need a nap
SKIP IT! While Ignacio Tatay makes a promising feature debut with The Chalk Line, the film never quite coheres as it should. He'll likely make a great thriller one day, but this can never quite fulfill all its ambitions or breakthrough beyond its (admittedly impressively crafted) atmosphere. But today is not that day. Horror thrillers need to be able to not just build suspense but to deliver on each build-up. Most of the time this means twisting its narrative in surprising ways or pushing your audience into situations that reward their mystery-solving skills. Netflix's The Chalk Link (Jaula) manages to fail all of this all perfectly.
- d_penn
- Oct 31, 2022