Kind of a mix of different horror/thriller tropes. Take the secretive society in Scanners, add a little bit of The Shining, throw in a bit of John Wick revenge and sprinkle a dash cynical me-too exploitation and you have this film.
That's not to say it's unwatchable, it's a lot better than many of the reviews suggest. Yes it's a slower paced movie but I didn't see this as a disadvantage, on the contrary, I thought it gave to story time to develop. However, I would agree that this film desperately needed a massive revenge gore murder spree to liven the end up.
It kind of started heading in an interesting direction, took too long to get to its destination and then kind of flopped through the door somewhat unspectacularly.
The Dark Red
2018
Action / Mystery / Thriller
The Dark Red
2018
Action / Mystery / Thriller
Keywords: revengecultbabyschizophrenia
Plot summary
A young woman is committed to a psychiatric hospital and claims her newborn was stolen by a secret society to harvest its supernatural blood.
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Conspiracy theories aren't really horror
Really interesting setup but the final 3rd ..?
Unlike others, I found the slow paced first half hour of this really gripping. The acting is great, I was completely bought into the main character. I can't remember the last time I was so hoping a protagonist would beat the odds. The Hunt maybe :-)
The cultists are brilliantly sinister. As the full story unfolds, for a while you are convinced the whole thing really happened but then doubts creep in. As it moves into the final third I think it gets too railroaded. There are some good moments in the finale but they could have kept the question open even beyond the end of the movie.
An average horror film with some good ideas but few real surprises
Sybil Warren has been confined to a psychiatric hospital. She claims that her unborn baby was stolen by her fiancé's parents who gave her a forced caesarean section because they believe the baby is 'special'. She herself claims to have certain telepathic powers. Is she telling the truth or is she schizophrenic as the doctors believe? Either way when she gets out of hospital she will go after those she believes wronged her.
This isn't a bad film; it isn't great either; it is one of those average films one watches without regretting but probably forget about soon afterwards. The set-up is interesting and for most of the film there is some ambiguity about Sybil's state of mind. The end is less surprising but quite entertaining. The cast is solid enough and the rural settings are pleasant. Overall certainly not a must see but it passed the time well enough.