Donnie Darko Meets The Shining

Rating: 9/10 (23 June 2019)

This is probably the best addition to this genre in decades. It's old school scary, not like these new scary movies. It uses long scenes without cuts, camera angles, focus, etc. to create tension. The movie develops slowly, but that's why it's great. It keeps you wondering what's going to happen next. This unfolds more like a drama that is scary. The focus doesn't seem to be on being scary. The focus is on telling the story. It just so happens that the story is scary. It's a different kind of scary. It's very psychological in that it dives deep into what is scary. It doesn't use cheap jump-like scare. It's a long drawn out kind of scary. As a composer, I have to say that the film score to this movie truly sells the overall goal of this film. The whole movie is very well done. I'm puzzled by all the negative reviews. It must be one of those films you either love or you hate, which is often the sign of a great film.