Yes, there are worse horror movies out there, but there are few where such a promising idea - the setting being the UK miners' strike of 1974, which plunged whole areas into darkness for lack of electricity - has been so wastefully ditched for a slack possession-style tale with little resonance.
There are good things: the main actress is accomplished, the photography classy. But there's little story to speak of, hence the need for the main character's part to 'self-generate' any drama there is.
One of the producers, Lizzie Francke, has a great track record especially for the UK (remember the transgressive Donkey Punch, which, um, punched well above its weight?). This film doesn't add to it.
I'm not even saying avoid the film. If you're a horror fan, you've seen it all done better. If you like Brit movies, maybe you might get something from it. But it definitely won't be what's promised by Shudder.
There are good things: the main actress is accomplished, the photography classy. But there's little story to speak of, hence the need for the main character's part to 'self-generate' any drama there is.
One of the producers, Lizzie Francke, has a great track record especially for the UK (remember the transgressive Donkey Punch, which, um, punched well above its weight?). This film doesn't add to it.
I'm not even saying avoid the film. If you're a horror fan, you've seen it all done better. If you like Brit movies, maybe you might get something from it. But it definitely won't be what's promised by Shudder.