I saw the trailer on Netflix about 2 weeks before it came out, and thought it seemed cool. A horror movie about a kid with some "strange illness" seeking unorthodox treatment, but the place is haunted and he gets terrorized by ghosts. At least that's what you're led to believe.
I didn't think it was slow, I felt the pace was appropriate. It doesn't take long before all the freaky stuff happens. There are some jumps that are obnoxiously loud. And then there's that weird girl outside who is oddly low-key obsessed with him.
The last like 10 minutes of the movie is when it hits the fan, and you find out what's actually going on. And it's not what you think, at all. Spoiler: he isn't sick, and at first it appears he is possessed and the final stage of his "treatment" appears to be an exorcism. When this happened I was genuinely surprised, and honestly they could've left it at that and it would've made a great movie, but then they took a step further; he isn't just possessed, he is literally a spawn of satan. Now it's just ridiculous. And then it turns out the girl is also a spawn of satan and they ride off into the night, the end.
It would've been a fantastic movie if they didn't take it that extra step. I thought they were going for a "demonic possession from the victim's perspective" kind of deal, but no. It's a shame because that would've made a much better movie.
Good acting from the kid and Sadie.
I didn't think it was slow, I felt the pace was appropriate. It doesn't take long before all the freaky stuff happens. There are some jumps that are obnoxiously loud. And then there's that weird girl outside who is oddly low-key obsessed with him.
The last like 10 minutes of the movie is when it hits the fan, and you find out what's actually going on. And it's not what you think, at all. Spoiler: he isn't sick, and at first it appears he is possessed and the final stage of his "treatment" appears to be an exorcism. When this happened I was genuinely surprised, and honestly they could've left it at that and it would've made a great movie, but then they took a step further; he isn't just possessed, he is literally a spawn of satan. Now it's just ridiculous. And then it turns out the girl is also a spawn of satan and they ride off into the night, the end.
It would've been a fantastic movie if they didn't take it that extra step. I thought they were going for a "demonic possession from the victim's perspective" kind of deal, but no. It's a shame because that would've made a much better movie.
Good acting from the kid and Sadie.