The horror film I saw just before this, Immaculate, was very standard stuff with little scares or tension, this carries just enough to warrant it as the better of the two films.
However, its still the same old tropes mixed together.
Young Freya Allen is uninteresting and bland in the lead, Ruby Baker is annoying as her girlfriend and a pall of familiarity hangs over the entire film, the CGI (especially the fire at the end, is ropey.
Only a nifty idea, some good scares and solid Peter Mullan as the troubled father add up to the better of the two films.
In fact ,if Mr Mullan were the lead to start with this would have been better film-his craggy face, dominate voice and mere presence would have elevated the film considerably.
Then, since it's aimed at a much younger audience this is null and void.
A pity!
However, its still the same old tropes mixed together.
Young Freya Allen is uninteresting and bland in the lead, Ruby Baker is annoying as her girlfriend and a pall of familiarity hangs over the entire film, the CGI (especially the fire at the end, is ropey.
Only a nifty idea, some good scares and solid Peter Mullan as the troubled father add up to the better of the two films.
In fact ,if Mr Mullan were the lead to start with this would have been better film-his craggy face, dominate voice and mere presence would have elevated the film considerably.
Then, since it's aimed at a much younger audience this is null and void.
A pity!