The problem with reviewing a film that is meant to be mysterious from the outset is exactly that. However I've seen enough films that concentrate so much on the mysterious that they are never explained and the advantage of "Deaths" is that once it has spent 45 minutes playing with your mind it sets about explaining itself quite clearly and concisely allowing the direction of the film to change.
In fact just before the "reveal" I had started to guess towards the outcome and felt some satisfaction that I was right.
I didn't find the reveal disappointing either. Nice and simple keeping the plot consistent and allowing the film to ensure it does not outstay its welcome.
The leads all seem to be having fun as well which allows for relationships to have some form of meaning.
Budget is used well and locations, although nothing new, are used to great effect. Camera angles and music are standard horror fare but there's no complaints there (lets face it it is a horror film).
Possibly the let down is that these scenes have been done in previous horror movies. We have the Underground, Hospital, Dank Alleyways and Creeped out at home and whilst they do nothing wrong the viewer may have the feeling that he has seen this before.
Still this is mild criticism of a film that "keeps on ticking" and didn't cause me to check my watch (even to see if it had stopped!)
In fact just before the "reveal" I had started to guess towards the outcome and felt some satisfaction that I was right.
I didn't find the reveal disappointing either. Nice and simple keeping the plot consistent and allowing the film to ensure it does not outstay its welcome.
The leads all seem to be having fun as well which allows for relationships to have some form of meaning.
Budget is used well and locations, although nothing new, are used to great effect. Camera angles and music are standard horror fare but there's no complaints there (lets face it it is a horror film).
Possibly the let down is that these scenes have been done in previous horror movies. We have the Underground, Hospital, Dank Alleyways and Creeped out at home and whilst they do nothing wrong the viewer may have the feeling that he has seen this before.
Still this is mild criticism of a film that "keeps on ticking" and didn't cause me to check my watch (even to see if it had stopped!)