First off, I am a huge horror movie fan, I really appreciate a good scare or bizarre movie. This movie however falls flat on its face for most of its short running time.
I expected more from this director, I love the SAW series and Repo was pretty entertaining as well. Mothers Day was where the wheels began to fall off and unfortunately this movie doesn't put things back on track.
The editing in this movie is very confusing and often at times you will wonder exactly what the purpose of fast cuts are and why the director seemed in a rush to get everything done.
The acting was average at best and the setting of Spain adds nothing to the movie at all. They should have gone for a much darker vibe than they did and crafted something really spooky or something that felt evil. I was never scared in this movie at all which is a shame as there was a scene early on in the hospital that could have been capitalized upon.
The demons themselves didn't frighten me at all and I feel that Darren wasted a lot of potential on this movie. The demons are shown fully and it doesn't create chills, they look like cheap knockoffs from the Resident Evil 4 game (the zombies with crossbows). It would have been better to keep us in the dark as to their appearance.
I could go on and on about how average this movie is, but really there is no need. Go watch something decent like 'Ills' 'Martyrs' 'Insidous' etc and don't waste time on this one.
One good thing I liked though was the twist in the movie, I really didn't see that coming at all. Let's hope that Darren's next movie is better than this one!
I expected more from this director, I love the SAW series and Repo was pretty entertaining as well. Mothers Day was where the wheels began to fall off and unfortunately this movie doesn't put things back on track.
The editing in this movie is very confusing and often at times you will wonder exactly what the purpose of fast cuts are and why the director seemed in a rush to get everything done.
The acting was average at best and the setting of Spain adds nothing to the movie at all. They should have gone for a much darker vibe than they did and crafted something really spooky or something that felt evil. I was never scared in this movie at all which is a shame as there was a scene early on in the hospital that could have been capitalized upon.
The demons themselves didn't frighten me at all and I feel that Darren wasted a lot of potential on this movie. The demons are shown fully and it doesn't create chills, they look like cheap knockoffs from the Resident Evil 4 game (the zombies with crossbows). It would have been better to keep us in the dark as to their appearance.
I could go on and on about how average this movie is, but really there is no need. Go watch something decent like 'Ills' 'Martyrs' 'Insidous' etc and don't waste time on this one.
One good thing I liked though was the twist in the movie, I really didn't see that coming at all. Let's hope that Darren's next movie is better than this one!
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