Plot: Two highly-trained operatives are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from a mysterious evil that lurks within. They work together to keep the secret in the gorge.
This film was really good.
Pros: This film delivers on its dark romantic tale mix with horrifying mystery. Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy did a great job on there romantic bond. Seeing this one made me refresh my memory a lot. Impressed by the creature & production designs that blew me away. How they mange to get sentences out without any dialogue & the ending was quite a happy note.
Cons: Sigourney Weaver was not in the film as much. I felt there’s too many messy green screen effects & the pacing can be slow at times.
The plot: A woman’s search for her long-lost sister becomes an obsession when she realizes a demon from their childhood may have been real, not imaginary.
This film was Reality Good.
Pros: I give credit for Chris Struckman who was able to see his passion project come true on screen. I was impressed how this film assemble a impressive cast together. It does deliver on the gore and the scares. It explored enough of Shelby Oaks has it was. Camille Sullivan was really relatable as the lead Mia. How its usage of Home Video footage by using a camcorder & a Mid-DV tape to explain what happened to riley & how it delivers interesting blend of styles together into one.
Cons: At times the pacing were a bit slow for my liking. The effects on the dog and beast were not that great in my opinion. Jump scares didn’t frighten me as much & the ending didn’t make me fulfilment.
Genre: Horror, Action, Romance, Science fiction, Thriller, Drama
Directed by Scott Derrickson
Produced by David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill, Sherryl Clark, Adam Kolbrenner, Zach Dean, Gregory Goodman
Screenplay by Zach Dean
Starring: Miles Teller; Anya Taylor-Joy & Sigourney Weaver.
Edited by Frédéric Thoraval
Cinematography: Dan Laustsen
Music by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Production companies: Skydance Media
Distributed by: Apple TV+ (under Apple Original Films)
Cast:
- Miles Teller as Levi Kane
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Drasa
- Sigourney Weaver as Bartholomew
- Sope Dirisu as Jasper “J.D.” Drake
- William Houston as Erikas
- Ruta Gedmintas as WWII Scientist
I Recommend watching this on Apple TV+
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe