Credited cast: | |||
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Eaoifa Forward | ... | Alice |
Daniel Paton | ... | Carl / Lizzy's boyfriend (as Dan Paton) | |
Rachel Warren | ... | Lizzy | |
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Fin Banks | ... | Forest Child |
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Lily-Mae Hebbes | ... | Forest Child |
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Tia Shenton | ... | Forest Child |
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Arthur Wraight | ... | Forest Child |
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Bruno Wraight | ... | Forest Child |
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Nathan Brine | ... | Forest Man |
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Sameera Steward | ... | Forest Woman |
Stuart Nurse | ... | David / Alice's father | |
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Charlotte Parker | ... | Cherub |
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Rose Parker | ... | Cherub |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Emma-Marie Cooper | ... | The Ghoul (as Emma Cooper) |
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Roman Kemp | ... | Jake |
Three young people head to a remote holiday apartment complex, left vacant during the off-season. They are Alice, her best friend Lizzy, and Lizzy's perverted boyfriend Carl. Things quickly take a turn for the worst, as the group gets trapped in one of the high-floor apartments, unable to escape. No one knows they are there. They have no way to contact the outside world. Food and water grow scarce. Desperation sinks in. Is this all just a series of unfortunate events, or is there something supernatural behind it?
As a horror movie that frankly spooked the socks off of me, I gotta say this movie deserves more love. It is not lame like some of the Ouija releases. It does not, in my opinion, try to be 'The Shining' or overreach its artistic capabilities. In fact, a close comparison would be 'The Hole' (2001), with more elements of the supernatural mixed in.
The characters are obnoxious but believably real. The film uses several slow shots to build suspense and tension, and this only adds to the general sense of creepiness and unease. I jumped at least three times during this film. Not a fan of jumpscares? Don't worry, there are at least two more mediums of horror used in this film (survival horror and mental illness) so there's something for everybody!
The story is not really original (like I said, The Hole did it before), but its not really predictable and its nice to see the writer make some bold choices. There are plenty of shocking scenes that already make this film stand out from contemporary 'safe' Hollywood horror.
A must see for a horror lover like myself, this will fix you up for a while! 7/10.