Stylish but barely mediocre overall
Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.
Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.
View MoreThis will not be for everyone. Shot entirely on Kodak Super 8mm negative film stock, it is clearly a very low budget venture featuring no big names, no real special effects, and the goriest moment (by far) is when the character Aidan guts and fillets a fish he has caught.The mention of 'five friends' in a production can often mean teens of indiscernible age, horny, stoned; a series of walking clichés: a stupid one, a sexy one, a cool one and so on - and you wouldn't be given much of a chance to like or care for the fate of these people. With Aidan, Tess, Mel, Dean and Nick, you can forget all that. They are all played very naturalistically (ie: no endless posturing) and as an audience member, I would actually be happy to spend time in their company. This is such a simple, seemingly obvious 'thing' to get right in any fiction, it is incredible that the vast majority seem deliberately to get it so wrong. If you like the characters, you care when things happen to them.The problem for some is that not a lot does happen to them. But that's fine: not every haunting has to come with cacophony of familiar blank eyed ghost children and spooky voices. What does happen to them, happens very slowly. But that's okay: not every possession has to occur at such high-octane high speed that the perceived attention-span of the audience has not to be allowed breathing space.I really enjoyed this. Director/Writer Scott di Lalla uses the elements he has at his disposal to very good effect - a small, talented cast and a photogenic house in an interesting location. 'I am Zozo', or it's other (very common) title 'Are you There?' won't change your life, but for a slow-burning, unspectacular chiller, it is recommended.
View MoreThis is the worst movie I have ever sat through and I regret it! I read a review that said it wasn't bad but it really is!The acting is hilariously bad, with wooden delivery.The script itself could have been improved by a six year old. The story is a been there, done that, over told Ouija board urban legend. The fact that this is supposedly based on real events is laughable.The only thing this has going for it is some nice scenery and a fantastic soundtrack.Neither of these things is enough to save it.The entire film relies on childish fears of the dark type of scares. I would recommend you skip it.
View MoreI'll keep this short. As the film opened, I wasn't exactly optimistic, but I was willing to give it a chance. It seemed like my patience was being rewarded when we got to the Ouija board scene. It was a long scene, but didn't feel padded. It took its time in building up tension, and it succeeded. That scene alone was nicely creepy. I was looking forward to the rest of the film building off of that, but that never truly happened.Instead of taking the ball that scene provided and running with it, the film decided to spike the ball and kill any real momentum they had going for them.It's very disappointing when a film shows you glimpses of potential and then fails to live up to it.
View MoreThe concept was intriguing, and when we read the reviews we figured it was worth a shot! However, the reviews stating it's "excellent" and a "must see" had to have been written by the production company or the actors. I will give credit to the one who said it was eerie. This movie had a lot of build and a fair amount of potential. Unfortunately the characters were, as one reviewer put it "cliche" and there was a lot of build to nothing. The movie ends as abruptly as it begins, no premise, and only a veil of closure. The attempt at character building sort of trails off immediately, only to pick up clumsily in the middle of the movie, at a point where it seems like they were just trying to throw in filler, or some clumsy bridge to tie the fumbling opening scenes and clumsy ending together. All in all, this would be a complete waste of your time to watch, unless of course you have insomnia.
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