Title: Technically sound, otherwise weak-sauce
Product review: This movie had a nice idea: never show the monster. It also has a few nice visual effects, decent cinematography, and overall decent acting. The boys felt a little uncomfortable around eachother (maybe they needed more practice to better portray a group of friends?) but this wasn't too bad. I think the big problem here was time; this movie had only 16 minutes to introduce the characters, unleash the monster, and kill the characters, and that's just not enough time to effectively build the sort of presence that an unseen monster really needs to be scary. This probably would have played better with just two characters fighting to survive as the evil darkness slowly, but surely closes in for the kill.As it is, the movie is not scary, not very intersting, and really only worth watching if you're a horror writer looking to learn more about what does and doesn't work in a horror film. Anybody else: steer clear - this movie is 16 minutes of life you cannot get back.
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