"Pulse" is a combination of two favorite creators of horror themes and, probably, therefore, so successful. The film tells about ghosts, which were and remain the most popular theme for horror films, but these ghosts come from cyberspace, the dangers of which, in turn, are devoted to many modern horrors.
Mysterious creatures find themselves in our world through the fault of a programmer and cause an epidemic of suicides that gradually engulfs the entire city. The obscure shadows, pulling to the living exorbitantly long arms, are depicted sufficiently terrifying and devoid of the grotesque that would make them ridiculous. The only thing that spoiled my impression was that by the end there were too many ghosts, they became familiar and ceased to seem scary. This is one of the few things I saw in the film.
With a deserted garden, empty roads, and helpless heroes at the mercy of something big and scary, Pulse is reminiscent of Disappearance on 7th Street and Mglu. Not only does it remind, but it is not inferior to the quality of shooting. The plot makes you remember "White Noise," although I don't like the latter.
I was somewhat confused by Ian Sommerhalder in one of the leading roles, since the presence of a familiar face on the screen makes what is happening less real. Fortunately, this rule didn’t work, and I don’t regret watching Pulse. In fact, I liked the movie.
8 out of 10
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