dreamsincyanide
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There is very little to like about this movie. For one, the tone is all over the place. I turned to my co-watcher about an hour in and expressed my sentiments. "Who is this movie for???"
Because it watches like a Hallmark Channel attempt at horror. Is it a horror movie? Is it a romantic movie? Is it a coming of age movie?
I watched it until the end and I still have absolutely no idea!
Apart from the terrible acting, which has already been covered here in the reviews... it's one of the messiest and laziest scripts I've absorbed in some time. Nothing makes sense... and not in a 'good' Lovecraftian way. It just literally tells no sort of cohesive story.
Maybe it'd be better if I watched while I was high out of my mind, but for the average horror fan.... avoid avoid avoid.
Because it watches like a Hallmark Channel attempt at horror. Is it a horror movie? Is it a romantic movie? Is it a coming of age movie?
I watched it until the end and I still have absolutely no idea!
Apart from the terrible acting, which has already been covered here in the reviews... it's one of the messiest and laziest scripts I've absorbed in some time. Nothing makes sense... and not in a 'good' Lovecraftian way. It just literally tells no sort of cohesive story.
Maybe it'd be better if I watched while I was high out of my mind, but for the average horror fan.... avoid avoid avoid.
There are some aspects of The Void that are handled amazingly. The lighting, special effects, and setting work really well to give this film an authentic 80s monster flick in the same genre of John Carpenter's The Thing. The plot itself is nothing terribly original, but it isn't uninteresting either.
Where the movie begins to fall short, firstly, is in the script. The dialogue just feels clunky and has little natural flow to it, especially in the first half, where setting up the plot is so important. I found it frustrating to be introduced to all of these characters who talk but they don't really... well, communicate much if anything at all. It gets a bit better once the ball starts rolling but this problem, unfortunately, continues throughout most of the film and is noticeably distracting.
Second, the acting is a mixed bag. On the one hand, you have a few strong performances from some supporting characters (the lead is alright, but not amazing), and a few truly laughable ones from other characters. And it's not necessarily the actors' fault. The characters themselves aren't written very well and are mostly forgettable.
Third, the cinematography itself is... okay. Just okay. It's average and the editing is again, choppy in places. The directors don't take many risks in this department, which is what's made some other horror movies of the last few years really stand out. Couple this with a score is also up and down in terms of quality and you have a film that's watchable but just enough so that it leaves you wishing you'd gotten more out of it.
Where the movie begins to fall short, firstly, is in the script. The dialogue just feels clunky and has little natural flow to it, especially in the first half, where setting up the plot is so important. I found it frustrating to be introduced to all of these characters who talk but they don't really... well, communicate much if anything at all. It gets a bit better once the ball starts rolling but this problem, unfortunately, continues throughout most of the film and is noticeably distracting.
Second, the acting is a mixed bag. On the one hand, you have a few strong performances from some supporting characters (the lead is alright, but not amazing), and a few truly laughable ones from other characters. And it's not necessarily the actors' fault. The characters themselves aren't written very well and are mostly forgettable.
Third, the cinematography itself is... okay. Just okay. It's average and the editing is again, choppy in places. The directors don't take many risks in this department, which is what's made some other horror movies of the last few years really stand out. Couple this with a score is also up and down in terms of quality and you have a film that's watchable but just enough so that it leaves you wishing you'd gotten more out of it.