Disdain Follows

Rating: 1/10 (12 May 2015)

Common to what you find in today's cinema, it's a poor movie that uses hipsteresque elements to draw attention to itself.
-The soundtrack: it is a mix of retro-wave garbage and poor synth sound fx. The main highlight is that the composer drenches the soundtrack with that iconic cs-80 sound that you would immediately remember from Blade Runner. I found the soundtrack to be grating, not to mention inappropriate for the nature of the movie. It just plain fit wrong.
-The main story: This is the one good aspect of the movie, as it's actually a clever premise. The movie is basically a hybrid ripoff of both The Ring and Halloween - which doesn't necessarily make for a bad thing. The problems arise from the fact that the narrative does not measure up to the quality of the premise; the story plot points are dull and feel lazy and cheap, and all of the characters amount to being mysterious bystanders. The writer/director shrouds some elements in mystery, but ultimately I lost interest or concern for any of it by the final conclusion.
-The cinematography: I found the cinematography to be gimmicky and ultimately dull. It, like the soundtrack, amounted to an additional distraction and annoyance to the rest of the package. More than once there was a full 180-degree pan, which served no purpose. There were lots of long-shots that perplexed me, as they served no purpose for what was taking place.
-The location: It was filmed in Detroit, and it felt uninspired. Random scenes in abandoned(?) houses and buildings seemed to be more about showing the structures, rather than advancing the story ...
That is all