A family's Christmas takes a strange turn when they awake to find themselves trapped inside and begin receiving mysterious instructions through the television.A family's Christmas takes a strange turn when they awake to find themselves trapped inside and begin receiving mysterious instructions through the television.A family's Christmas takes a strange turn when they awake to find themselves trapped inside and begin receiving mysterious instructions through the television.
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In one word it's 'naff' in another word 'intriguing'.
The plot does just enough to keep you watching,, and the payoff is decent (just don't watch the trailer before hand or it will be spoiled)
The characters though are awful, only 3 of them are consistent but the other 3 literally change their personality from one scene to the next, making it a bit frustrating as a viewer who dislikes lazy writing. But, there is still fun to be had here. Just go into it expecting the worst and you'll have some entertainment.
Ps; I hate kate, she was just the worst.
The plot does just enough to keep you watching,, and the payoff is decent (just don't watch the trailer before hand or it will be spoiled)
The characters though are awful, only 3 of them are consistent but the other 3 literally change their personality from one scene to the next, making it a bit frustrating as a viewer who dislikes lazy writing. But, there is still fun to be had here. Just go into it expecting the worst and you'll have some entertainment.
Ps; I hate kate, she was just the worst.
A low budget British horror, which for 75% of the film is interesting, and thought provoking...
The main problem is the last quarter, which gives the appearance that the director ran out of ideas and budget... It becomes a 'B' movie horror with special effects straight out of 1970s Dr Who... Such a shame..
*Not* for a dumbed down audience that thinks good sci fi means more lasers and space ships.
Awesome story about human nature, how suspicion can drastically change people.
Similar to an original Twilight Zone episode, where aliens secretly controlled the electricity in a neighbourhood and good friends quickly started turning on each other.
If your head still has synapses that have spark, you will enjoy this.
If not, for you there's another Disney sci fi loaded with pretty explosions and social agendas, churned out by a machine weekly.
Awesome story about human nature, how suspicion can drastically change people.
Similar to an original Twilight Zone episode, where aliens secretly controlled the electricity in a neighbourhood and good friends quickly started turning on each other.
If your head still has synapses that have spark, you will enjoy this.
If not, for you there's another Disney sci fi loaded with pretty explosions and social agendas, churned out by a machine weekly.
The one thing it is trying to say is fine, but cheese 'n' crackers the rest is bum gravy. The acting isn't wooden, more like cut outs from the back of cereal carton, who told Neerja Naik she could act? Jeezus, I felt my gums receding every time she appeared. One of those films where after 15 mins you'll question 'but how, but why don't they, but surely you'd do that' and finally 'but why am I still watching'? However for a new movie it didn't sell out to the crap that Amazon, the BBC and Netflix THINK is the way forward
What starts off as the usual miserable British family Christmas soon transforms into a a unique, off the wall British horror, where one dysfunctional family are quite literally ruled by the television.
The positives for me are the performances, and the originality of the story. In particular I loved David Bradley, he was literally monstrous, and Abigail Cruttenden was great as the poor wife on the edge. It would be so easy to dismiss this film, as it does go completely bonkers towards the end, but applied them for at least doing something different.
On the debit side, it did look a little cheap and amateur at times, it's not exactly what you'd call a slick production. If have liked to know a little more about the strange force.
Despite the harsh reviews, I'd recommend it, just don't take it too seriously. 7/10
The positives for me are the performances, and the originality of the story. In particular I loved David Bradley, he was literally monstrous, and Abigail Cruttenden was great as the poor wife on the edge. It would be so easy to dismiss this film, as it does go completely bonkers towards the end, but applied them for at least doing something different.
On the debit side, it did look a little cheap and amateur at times, it's not exactly what you'd call a slick production. If have liked to know a little more about the strange force.
Despite the harsh reviews, I'd recommend it, just don't take it too seriously. 7/10
Did you know
- TriviaHolly Weston and Sam Gittins 3rd film together. The 1st being Howl in 2015, which is set on a train and when it is attacked by werewolves after breaking down, they must join together to survive. The 2nd being Sacracide in 2017, an indie horror film exploring unexplained deaths on a paradise holiday island.
- GoofsThe group makes three mistakes with the injections, which Anji's medical training should have prevented. First, Tony, the father, injects his intravenously, which the vast majority of vaccines should not be, and one ought to assume a mystery vaccine without instructions should not be. Second, they sterilize the hypodermics in boiling water rather than alcohol, evidenced by the steam rising from the bowl, but the heat risks damaging the medicine. Third, nobody swabs their skin with alcohol, which prevents infection at the injection site.
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