I came into this film cautiously optimistic. Usually, foreign efforts in the found footage genre sit better with me than American ones (i.e. Borderlands). I thought the ambiance was palpable, and the acting was excellent. I felt like the premise was about as derivative as you can be, but a lot of the set decoration stood out from the usual fare of creepy dolls, pentagrams on the floor, upside down crosses (there were a couple in here, but tastefully done) and runic or proto-Hebrew writing. At the end of the movie, I felt like it was an impressive effort, and the acting on behalf of the female lead sold me on it (to qualify that, I worked as a first responder, and I've heard real agonizing, blood-curdling screams, and hers were very authentic... authentic enough to be a bit of a trigger for those with PTSD). I say solid 7/10.
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A night of urban exploring turns into a hellish night of terror when a young vlogger and her cameraman venture deep into the bowels of an abandoned hospital in the forest. By the time the duo realizes they're lost within the labyrinth of hallways and corridors, the building's evil presence is already closing in. Filmed entirely in one shot.
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An impressive effort in a polarizing genre
Mostly good
I was impressed with this latest entry into the "found footage" genre. The movie did some really nice tension building and it got creepier as we got closer and closer to the end. I do not want to give spoilers away but the ending ruined it for me. It seemed like the writer felt like he had to wrap up all the characters and came with a lazy way of doing so. When just leaving open ended would have been scarier
One take was enough
NIGHTSHOT is another found footage style horror flick with a special twist: it's filmed, or at least seems to be, in one single take with the camera never breaking for once. That sounds impressive, but it's not really as the film is limited to a single actress prowling around a deserted building at night and encountering off-screen ghosts. It's slow and dull, frequently arty (it was shot in black and white too) but failing as a proper film.