My suspense of disbelief broke many times by film 101 mistakes, like bad and awkward cinematography, off putting camera angles and especially the transitions. All this combined makes for a sub par viewing experience. I believe there were some "featured" participants in this thing, but I have no idea who they are - some blues aficionados? Again, the film tells me nothing about them in particular, and quite frankly it didn't incite enough interest for me to actually Google any of the players. Some, however, were clearly not actors and it showed. The "leading (young) man" and "the villain" had some truly bad scenes, but again: I think it could've been fixed with proper direction. Some of the actors truly did try here and there. It's even used as a device through the movie. Add the spooky flash-frames popping up all the time to startle or unsettle the audience and you got a gimmick that gets tiresome quickly. The chase scenes were boring, the buildup for the villain wasn't really all that interesting or scary and the film cuts away any suspense it has built by truly horrible cinematography. But again: there was very little suspense in this for me. The characters were all too simple and wooden, which is too be expected in a horror film - more slashy slashy, less character-building-y. Not that the film it self would be there, as it is hardly kemp or unintentionally funny. Truly the direction and cinematography are sometimes reminiscent of scenes found in MST3k's library. I do see a glimmer of hope and attention to detail here and there, but I have not seen such awkward staging and transitions in a long time. This film, in some ways, could've been salvaged.
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