"When Evil Lurks" is another movie I just didn't get into at all, and was just waiting for it to end.
I don't know what it was about. Something to do with possession making people morbidly obese? I didn't really understand it.
None of the actors make any impression in their roles, nor create any characters you care about or are interested in in the least.
The movie does have a couple of shocking moments, but they're not as shocking as they should be, because I didn't get into the movie at all. It's not like that infamous scene in "Hereditary", where I felt like the director was holding me in the palm of his hand. Here, I was barely paying attention, because I didn't understand or care about what I was seeing on screen.
This is one of those movies where I felt like I was watching it through a window in another room. I feel this irritating distance between me and what's happening on screen. It's as though the filmmakers forgot to provide a point of entry for the viewer, so I never got involved in what I was seeing.
The pacing also feels off. It's like trying to listen to a story told by an insane old man who never pauses to take a breath. You realise you're not going to understand it, so you only pay attention for the story's more shocking moments. But even those aren't all that interesting.
I don't know what it was about. Something to do with possession making people morbidly obese? I didn't really understand it.
None of the actors make any impression in their roles, nor create any characters you care about or are interested in in the least.
The movie does have a couple of shocking moments, but they're not as shocking as they should be, because I didn't get into the movie at all. It's not like that infamous scene in "Hereditary", where I felt like the director was holding me in the palm of his hand. Here, I was barely paying attention, because I didn't understand or care about what I was seeing on screen.
This is one of those movies where I felt like I was watching it through a window in another room. I feel this irritating distance between me and what's happening on screen. It's as though the filmmakers forgot to provide a point of entry for the viewer, so I never got involved in what I was seeing.
The pacing also feels off. It's like trying to listen to a story told by an insane old man who never pauses to take a breath. You realise you're not going to understand it, so you only pay attention for the story's more shocking moments. But even those aren't all that interesting.