Night of Terror In January 2009, a group of teenagers who went to a country house to celebrate Miriam’s birthday and take a break from the oppressive urban society went missing. For two months, the police combed the mountains and county forests until an anonymous person sent the tape to the Bureau of Investigation. It was captured 48 hours from the journey of the guys, the gloomy events of which chill the blood and defy description.
As everyone knows, the mockumentary genre has become too popular in the genre palette, thereby exhausting itself. He is approached by young and ambitious directors who want to contribute to this piggy bank, hoping to become famous, and one of these people was an unknown Dominic Perez. This 40-year-old banker from the states in 2009 with a fairly round sum of $ 3,175,000 (according to versions from other sources - $ 20,000) released his brainchild called "Evil Things", which received wide distribution in America (it is difficult to find this film in Europe and hack-net) and not quite flattering reviews to his person. Why is that so? We're going to figure it out.
The plot is based on five typical teenagers from the United States who decide to spend a weekend in a cottage on the outskirts of the state. Snowy weather, pleasant breeze and friendly company are the perfect set, right? It would seem that everything will go smoothly, but from the very first seconds the writers turned on suspence-mode, and already on slippery roads the guys are being pursued by unknown people in a truck. This chase immediately captivates the views of the audience, thirsting for action, and throughout the timekeeping, the authors do not let you get bored, introducing various mysticism, persecution and gloomy tones into the atmosphere of the narrative. The plot goes smoothly and leisurely, involuntarily dragging the viewer into the wilds of his script, and when the audience is waiting for the very apogee, we are waiting for a turning point (which quite dramatically changes the assessment and perception of the picture).
It is no secret for anyone that sooner or later the heroes must meet with stubborn “persecutors”, and it was at this moment that a bottle of stamps left its mark on the screen: the characters begin to complain and fling, it is not possible to come up with even the most primitive method of resisting lethality, and all this sub-”slasher” ends in talentless artisanal and understory:
- What happened to the heroes? Who was that? What do they want? - You ask.
- Nothing, disperse. – brazenly ignore spit in your face authors.
Despite these endless minuses and shortcomings, there are a number of strong advantages in the film, and this is of course:
1) A gloomy and oppressive atmosphere of detachment from the world, in which quite deft boom-moments lurk.
2) Young actors-debutants, despite the same type and routine images, were able to convey all the horror and anxiety of their characters without unnecessary overplays.
(3) The camera work is done stylishly and with variety, the camera captures all the details in the dark and movements, and the quality of the eye does not cut.
(4) Sound accompaniment was picked up quite painful, bright by ear and emphatic, which perfectly harmonizes with the tense component.
Bottom line: “Evil Things” by Dominic Perez came out quite extraordinary horror, which I do not advise anyone to recommend. Yes, in the arsenal of the authors there is a more or less original plot and constant tension, but the terribly merged ending puts its last point aftertaste, raw and unsatisfied. Does anyone need this kind of performance?
6 out of 10
P.S. This is one of the few films whose trailer is more intense and creepy than the full original. You better watch it!
Sorry for the raw review, but alas, what the film is, such is the review...