Slumber (2017),
directed by Jonathan Hopkins.
The premise of a sleep demon sounds pretty interesting, but the execution was terrible. It had some good parts that were ruined by some bad ones. I would say it stays at a constant level of 'had potential but wasn't fully exploited'. Acceptable, though I wouldn't like to watch it again.
The Remains (2016),
directed by Thomas Della Bella.
Standard haunted house tale - the story that's been done to death.
It looks pretty cheap, none should expect a Hollywood special effects galore. The movie is too bright as for an obscure horror tale. The acting is bad, seems like actors are reading their lines for the first time ever, so it does lack conviction. A/W, despite the negatives it is watchable.
Three Sisters T (2011),
directed by Maciej Kowalewski.
Theater in the cinema... Nothing new; it is a dark, grotesque study of psychosis, also quite repulsive. The cast is convincing, the acting is theatrical - just as it was meant to be. Music and editing isn't bad, but could be done better. I would say that for a low-budget movie - pretty satisfactory. The problem could be in the script - the director uses a psychological thriller along with a black comedy which seems a great idea... but comic elements are storming the seriousness, which results in non-equilibrium. Most 'gags' were completely ridiculous, sometimes embarrassing. The dialogues were thin, it got much more comical after the appearance of a hairdresser, but still a little bit disappointing. Unfortunately, the final didn't satisfy me as well.
Hotel of the Damned (2016),
directed by Bobby Barbacioru.
Okay, first of all, I hated the screaming in the beginning. Drove me nuts.
The movie presents the story of a group of people who are involved in a car crash, then injured and with a little choice, they decide to spend the night in an isolated hotel that has grim secrets of its own. There is a proper atmosphere created - with a low light to keep the shadows to a maximum, the cinematography is realistic. The acting is shoddy, the whole movie might be entertaining, but turned out to be pretty lame.
Orphan (2009),
directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
Well-done. Well-acted, really surprised me. Pretty disturbing, excellent thriller. It creates a good atmosphere, contains quite clever twist. The story is based on the intelligent nine-year-old girl's skillful manipulation (great job, Isabelle
). Camera work, culminations of moments full of unbearable tension are masterfully exploited elements of
Orphan.