Blu-ray Review: ‘Knights of Badassdom’

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Sometimes a film can overcome release date hell, sometimes it can’t. The best examples those that manage to rise above their release dates are Cabin in the Woods and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, two brilliant horror-comedies that exceeded expectations once finally released to the public. In fact, a Tucker & Dale sequel has just been announced.

Now, another film that has been sitting on a studio shelf has arrived with little to no fanfare — let alone the director’s original vision — as Entertainment One debuts Joe Lynch’s LARP (Live Action Role-Playing) comedy Knights of Badassdom on Blu-ray April 1. Expectations are certainly high as news stories have built hype around the next big thing in cult film classics. Does it measure up or fail miserably? Are huzzahs in order? Yes and no.

Knights of Badassdom opens on a set of friends — Hung (Peter Dinklage), Eric (Steve Zahn), Joe (Ryan Kwanten), and Ronnie (Jimi Simpson) — as they suffer a case of LARPus interruptus by the brutish Randy (W. Earl Brown) and his friends. Now, we find Joe being dumped by his girlfriend Beth (Margarita Levieva), so Hung and Eric get him drunk and stoned and drag him to their weekend LARP game in the Washington woods. Before they can get started, Ronnie reminds Eric that he must complete an animation spell upon Joe, using an ancient book that summons a succubus from hell in the form of Beth. Now, all hell breaks loose upon the merry band of LARPers as the demon starts picking off the players one by one and only the right incantation — along with the help of Gwen (Summer Glau) and Lando (Danny Pudi) — can send the demon back from whence it came.

Knights of Badassdom may have some quality issues as far as the film itself goes, but as for the Blu-ray quality, it delivers in spades. Housed on a 50GB disc in a 2.40:1 aspect ratio, this may not be a reference-quality presentation, but it’s pretty close to flawless. Colors are natural with fine detail always on display. From tree branches to ground cover, to Gwen’s fishnet stockings and every other costume, detail comes in crystal clear; something that also helps when the succubus gets transformed into its man-in-suit demon later in the film. Blacks never give in to crush and noise is completely absent. There were two blink and you’ll miss them moments of banding, the most noticeable on a restroom wall behind Pudi when he ducks for cover. The 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track is rather front heavy, but the surrounds kick in towards the end when the action starts to ramp up and bass keeps the heavy metal soundtrack rocking. An additional 5.1 Dolby Digital track is included, along with English subtitles.

The special features are on the weak side, consisting of extremely short on-set interviews mixed with film clips, all barely passing the one-minute mark. Included are: “Steve Zahn Interview” (1:05), “Peter Dinklage Interview” (1:19); “Summer Glau Hottie Montage” (1:59), “Horr-o-medy 1” (1:11), “Horr-o-medy 2” (1:05). “Director Joe Lynch Interview” runs a longer 7 minutes, but feels especially repetitive if you’ve already watched the longest special feature: the San Diego Comic-Con Panel (from 2012!), which runs a whopping 48 minutes. The panel includes Lynch, Kwanten, Simpson, Pudi, Levieva, Glau, and Dinklage.

The best thing Knights of Badassdom has going for it is definitely Dinklage who seems right at home as a spoof of sorts to his Game of Thrones character. And it’s a nice change of pace to see Glau having fun in a role, seeing her smile is a nice change of pace from her roles as either a schizophrenic prodigy (Firefly) or a Terminator (The Sarah Connor Chronicles). The gore effects are never as over the top as you’d hope, and screenwriters Kevin Dreyfuss and Matt Wall deliver laughs fewer and farther between than they should be. Reports have been made over the years about studio interference taking the film out of Lynch’s hands, but upon finally seeing a finished cut, I can’t see how much of a difference a director’s cut could make. It would probably result in the film merely running longer, it clocks in already at scant 86 minutes, which is already perfect for this sort of film.

For any version of Knights of Badassdom to see the light of day is an achievement all its own, and fanboys are sure to eat this up because it’s hard to come by a film that embraces its premise rather than simply make fun of it. With a nearly flawless presentation, and the inclusion of the full Comic-Con panel, I suppose that makes the Blu-ray worth a purchase to those curious. Make no mistake, the film is fun, it’s just too bad that it couldn’t have been more so; something I’m leaving hype to blame for.

Blu-ray Review: 'Walking with Dinosaurs: The Movie'

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When you happen to love any particular subject, you’re willing to sit through just about anything. I love dinosaurs and sharks. Jurassic Park will always be an important film to me, as it was released when I was a bright-eyed 12-year-old boy. I even have the Jurassic Park Builder game downloaded onto both my phone and Kindle. When it was announced that Twentieth Century Fox was releasing Walking with Dinosaurs: The Movie on Blu-ray March 25 (in a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack), I knew I had to see it no matter how bad the word of mouth.

Originally produced for the BBC as a six-episode documentary by directors Tim Haines and Jasper James, theatrical directors Barry Cook and Neil Nightingale and screenwriter John Collee, have completely downgraded the original series’ successful blend of documentary filmmaking and computer-generated dino goodness, into an obnoxious for-kids-only adventure. Only 10 minutes to your first poop joke folks!

The film follows a young Pachysaurus named Patchi (voiced by Justin Long) as he grows up with his herd, finds love in the form of fellow Pachy Juniper (voiced by Tiya Sircar), all while fighting the Cretaceous elements and other living dinosaurs of the era. To top it off he’s bullied by his older brother Scowler (voiced by Skyler Stone). Along for the ride is our narrator Alex (voiced by John Leguizamo), an Alexornis, who tells Patchi’s story to the young Ricky (Charlie Rowe), who has stayed behind while his Uncle Zack (Karl Urban) and sister Jade (Angourie Rice) investigate a dinosaur site after Zack discovered a Gorgosaurus tooth.

The 2D presentation of Walking with Dinosaurs: The Movie is a mixed bag to say the least. Presented on a 50GB disc in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio, there are far more video impairments than you’d ever consider from a recent theatrical release. The biggest issue is an odd pattern that washes over the screen from time to time. There’s no term for it, because it’s not a grain issue — although there is plenty of that considering the landscape is not computer-generated — but the only time I’ve ever seen this happen before is in one scene on the Naked Gun Blu-ray.

Thankfully, aside from stability issues regarding camera pans making the shrubs and trees flicker and shimmer, but noise, crush, and aliasing are never present. Detail is typically razor sharp depending on how much the camera is moving. Whenever the camera “follows” a dinosaur, the landscape becomes less detailed than the dino until the camera stops moving and then the surroundings sharpen again. I have a feeling the 3D presentation fares a little better but I would never sit through the film again to find out. I was only able to spot one instance of banding.

As for the 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, you wouldn’t expect anything less than tons of bass as the dinosaurs stomp across your viewing area. Directionality and dialogue panning is spot on, however, there are a few occasions when the horrific dialogue is drowned out by a bellowing beast. The only additional track offered in DTS is Russian, but Dolby Digital 5.1 options are provided in Spanish, Portuguese, Estonian, Greek, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, and Ukrainian. Subtitles are also available in all of these languages.

The included extras are strictly for tikes, and rather boring, even for an adult dinosaur aficionado. First up is an “Ultimate Dino Guide.” After an introduction and explanation of how the feature works, you can pick and choose between all the dinosaurs featured in the film: Pachyrinosaurs, Gorgosaurus, Hesperonychus, Troodon, Pterosaur, Ankylosaur, Edmontosaurus, Parkosaurus, Chirostenotes, Alphadon, and the Alexornis. “Match the Call” is a game where you match the sounds to each dinosaur while a visual puzzle arranges itself as a clue to make your guess before the timer runs out.

An “Interactive Map” displays a map of the world showing where each dinosaur was located throughout the world, offering up information about each as selected from the map. A “Brainosaur Trivia Track” offers additional dino info while the film plays, and a dreadful “Nickelodeon Orange Carpet Dino Rap” is an insufferable minute-long rap about the movie featuring Benjamin Flores, Jr. The film’s theatrical trailer is included along with a “Sneak Peek” section with trailers for Rio 2, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Free Birds, The Croods, Turbo, and Dragons: Riders of Berk & Defenders of Berk.

I’ve read that the 3D disc includes an exclusive “Cretacious Cut” of the film, which features none of the recorded dialogue. If this were the only offered version of the film it would receive much higher marks. What’s included here is flat-out awful. I know kids won’t know why it’s so painful to hear a dinosaur blurt out “You’re about to get served” during a fight sequence, but it’s beyond groan-inducing. And don’t worry, there’s a second poop joke merely 30 minutes after the first. I suppose if you were interested in purchasing this for your own curiosity, or have kids that are dino enthusiasts, then I suggest springing for the 3D combo pack on account of the dialogue free version of the film. As far as the 2D version, it deserves to remain extinct from all self-respecting Blu-ray collections.

Cover art and photo courtesy Twentieth Century Fox

Movie Review: 'Sabotage'

* out of 5
109 minutes
Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some sexuality/nudity and drug use
Open Road Films

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Writer/director David Ayer needs to give up his day job. Ever since becoming a big deal after Denzel Washington won Best Actor for Training Day — which Ayer only wrote — his films have definitely seen a steady decline in quality. His screenplay credits where fine before he started directing his own films — see U-571, Training Day, The Fast and the Furious, and even S.W.A.T. — but things have been downhill ever since: Harsh Times, Street Kings, End of Watch. Now, he’s somehow convinced Arnold Schwarzenegger to star in his worst film yet: Sabotage.

Reportedly based on Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Schwarzenegger plays Breacher, the leader of a DEA task force. The film opens with a huge shootout in a Mexican cartel safe house where Breacher and his team hide away $10 million before blowing the rest up. Come to find out, someone has stolen their money. Now, Breacher and company are under investigation, the team disbanded, and he’s stuck in a desk job.

Months later, his boss reinstates him after interest is lost in the case, and now Breacher — along with “Monster” (Sam Worthington); Lizzy (Mireille Enos); “Sugar” (Terrence Howard); “Grinder” (Joe Manganiello); “Neck” (Josh Holloway); “Pyro” (Max Martini); and “Tripod” (Kevin Vance) — are getting killed off one by one and Breacher must find out who’s behind it. Meanwhile, homicide Investigator Caroline (Olivia Williams) and Jackson (Harold Perrineau-yes, there are two Lost actors in this thing) are trying to assist, with Breacher using them to stay one step ahead.

Let’s get one thing straight, as soon as you cast Schwarzenegger in any movie, convoluted should be the first thing thrown out the window. Your target audience just isn’t going to be enticed to wallow through the sordid plot twists Ayer and the true saboteur, co-writer Skip Woods (Die Hard 5, The A-Team, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Hitman, Swordfish), seem to be making it up as the film plods along. Let alone the level of gratuitous violence feels like it would have been more at home in a Final Destination movie; it’s completely uncalled for in a Schwarzenegger vehicle.

Had the film been an exciting thrill ride, the violence could have been easier to swallow. Sabotage starts out with a heavy sense of humor, but as it progresses it starts to take itself way too seriously. At least Schwarzenegger does what he does best, delivering machismo and dryly unintentionally hilarious lines. Although after the third “Get down!” it starts to become tedious. And seeing him work a desk job is as visually hilarious as it was Mr. Incredible. The rest of the cast are completely wasted or downright awful. Manganiello was obviously cast to wear sleeveless shirts and Enos is the worst as the drug-addicted party girl of the team. A Razzie Award is easily in her future.

Needless to say, Sabotage is bound to be simply another blip on Schwarzenegger’s continuing saga to get back into the Hollywood game. And hopefully, he can get back on track with the upcoming zombie film Maggie, and stepping back into his most iconic roles in Terminator 5 and The Legend of Conan. It’s sad that after Escape Plan, The Last Stand, and now Sabotage, even the announced Twins sequel (Triplets) sounds better than what he’s been starring in lately. C’mon Schwarzenegger, even you are better than this.

Photos courtesy Open Road Films

Movie Review: 'Bad Words'

**** 1/2 out of 5
89 minutes
Rated R for crude and sexual content, language and brief nudity
Focus Features

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Considering Jason Bateman has been acting for more than 30 years, it’s surprising it has taken him so long to sit down in the director’s chair. While having directed a handful of TV shows, including his own Arrested Development, here he certainly brings his A-game to Bad Words, his big screen directorial debut. Armed with a rapid-fire approach, he brings his one-note asshole appeal in the starring role as well. Along with screenwriter Andrew Dodge’s sophomore screenplay, Bateman bounces from one outlandishly H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S episode to the next.

Bateman plays our anti-hero of sorts, Guy Trilby, who has discovered a loophole in the National Quill Spelling Bee. Even being 40 years old, Guy never completed the eighth grade, allowing him to enter the competition. Tagging along is reporter Jenny Widgeon (Kathryn Hahn), trying to find the scoop on what has made Guy decide to enter in the first place.

Guy won’t spill the beans but does make friends with an arch nemesis in young Chaitanya Chopra (Rohan Chand), left alone by his father at the contestants’ hotel. Guy soon finds himself taking a liking to the little guy, taking him out for food, alcohol, and showing him his first breasts. Meanwhile, Dr. Bernice Deagan (Allison Janney) sets out to stop Guy from winning at any cost to save the face of President Dr. Bowman’s (Philip Baker Hall) precious Golden Quill.

From period jokes to enough racial slurs to make the most seasoned audience member blush, Bad Words is an equal opportunity offender. You have to go as far as the film does at times and can never pull any punches. This may be the most hilariously offensive man-child relationship since Bad Santa. Thankfully, Bateman lets the film go balls out and never tries to cram a sudden change of heart to Guy’s plan allowing the shenanigans to escalate to obscene measures. While his directing choices may be questionable here and there — slow-motion shots are used more than necessary — Bateman keeps things roaring along and the short runtime makes sure that the film never wears out its welcome.

Beyond bawdy, but never insulting to its audience, Bad Words keeps Bateman’s moment in the spotlight from getting tarnished. Considering the amount of black comedies he’s been starring in lately — Horrible Bosses and Identity Thief — he needs to step behind the camera more often. He definitely knows when to keep himself reigned in, letting the rest of the cast have as many moments to shine; including the wide-eyed Chand who looks like he’s having the time of his life. Bad Words isn’t out to change the face of comedy, but it will certainly make your face hurt from laughing as hard and often as it does.

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Blu-ray Review: 'The Wrath of Vajra'

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Being assistant director to the likes of Johnnie To for nearly 20 years, Wing-cheong Law was bound to make a movie of his own. And if The Wrath of Vajra — now available on Blu-ray from Well Go USA — is of any indication, he’s bound to have just as strong a career on his own. Together with action choreographers Peng Zhang and Sammo Hung, Law has packed the film to the gills with high-flying martial arts ranging from Shaolin Kung Fu to Japanese ninja to Sanda. Law has set out to make a film beginning a new Chinese superhero franchise of sorts and here’s hoping we see more of both the character and films with Law’s name as the director’s credit.

For once, the plot isn’t as convoluted as expected from a movie of this ilk. Set in the 1930s, we start with Amano Kawao (Yasuaki Kurata) imprisoned after the disbanding of the Japanese death cult Hades, but on its way to being revived after Japan meets resistance from China. Kurashige (Sung-jun “Steve” Yoo) is working to rebuild Hades by abducting children to train them as killers for the Emperor. As a child, Vajra (Shi Yanneng) was the most lethal in his class, but escaped after an accident kills his brother. Now, Vajra has returned to put an end to Hades and reclaim his place as the King of Vajra. But first he’ll have to fight his way through Tetsumaku (Baocheng Jiang), Crazy Monkey (Poppin Hyun-Joon), and Kurashige himself, even if it means employing the 17-second Deadly Moves.

The Wrath of Vajra puts the smack down on a 50GB disc in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio. As expected from a Well Go USA Blu-ray presentation, detail is sharp as a tack. Something that comes in extra handy when the rain finally kicks in for the final battle; you can’t have a kung fu movie without at least one fight in the rain, right? Colors are natural, if a bit unsaturated here and there, with blacks nice and inky with no sign of crush. Noise never rears its head, and unfortunately, one extremely noticeable instance of banding finally shows up as the film fades to the end credits.

The 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track shines just as much as the video. Featuring a Mandarin/Japanese track, dialogue is always crystal clear with surrounds, music, and deep bass pitting you right in the middle of the action. Also included is a Mandarin/Japanese 2.0 Stereo mix, as well as two English language tracks in both 5.1 DTS-HD and 2.0 Stereo. English and French subtitles round things out.

As for special features, the film’s trailer is included, along with previews for additional Well Go USA titles: The Suspect, Special ID, and Badges of Fury. A “Making Of” consists of six featurettes that can be played continuously and run a combined total of 25 minutes. They are broken down into the following: “The Mission,” “Martial Arts Styles,” “The Rebirth,” “Fighting I,” “Fighting II,” and “Fighting III.” Featuring interviews with the cast and crew, and behind the scenes footage, you get to see how much passion was put into the production, along with how much of a beating the cast and stunt team endured. They really had to hit each other otherwise they knew the action wouldn’t look real. A job well done on all accounts as some of the action scenes are as brutal as you’d expect.

Law stages most of the action so you can actually see what’s going on, and it’s interesting to note that the film was apparently originally in 3D as there are 3D credits at the beginning of the film. Law also employs the help of Matt Mullins (Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight and Mortal Kombat: Legacy’s Johnny Cage) to lend some American flare to the proceedings, but have no doubt, this is the Steve Yoo and Shi Yanneng show and everything comes down their final fight. The first hour is a lot of buildup but once you get beyond that, the film becomes more fun. I highly recommend The Wrath of Vajra to martial arts and action fans, with the nearly perfect video/audio and excellent supplements making this worth a blind buy.

Blu-ray Review: 'Odd Thomas'

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Two names I never thought would fit well together are director Stephen Sommers and author Dean Koontz. Sommers is well known for his over-the-top CGI-laden spectacles — Deep Rising, The Mummy and Mummy Returns, Van Helsing, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra — so it’s honestly refreshing to see him handling something on a smaller scale. While far from a character driven independent outing, Odd Thomas is the best film on both Sommers’ and Koontz’s big screen resumes. Not since 1988’s Watchers has a Koontz novel translated so well, and considering the amount of novels he’s written — seven in the Odd Thomas series alone — it’s about time someone finally got it right. And even better for fans of the series, Sommers has stayed pretty faithful. Even if Elvis didn’t make the cut, at least the sorta-twist ending is intact.

Odd Thomas (Anton Yelchin) tries to live a quiet life in Pico Mundo, California. The problem is he can see dead people who want his help in finding the culprits of their death allowing them to rest in peace. He has a confidant in police chief Wyatt Porter (Willem Dafoe), who believes him due to Odd always being right, and a girlfriend he’s destined to be with forever in Stormy (Addison Timlin). Odd can also see creatures called “bodachs” that are always lingering around whenever something bad is about to go down. On August 14, Odd sees more bodachs than ever surround a man named Robert Robertson (Shuler Hensley) whom Stormy nicknames Fungus Bob because his haircut looks like a mushroom. After following Fungus Bob home, he uncovers what could be a terroristic plot taking place the next day and Odd’s friend Viola’s (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) nightmare may hold the key to solving everything.

Odd Thomas may fit snugly onto a 25GB disc, but it comes with absolutely no special features keeping most anomalies at bay. In fact, were in not for two instances of shimmer — one on Dafoe’s jacket and another on Arnold Vosloo’s shirt — the 2.35:1 framed image would be just about perfect. I can’t help but think that had Image Entertainment sprung for a 50GB disc, things would be downright flawless. Blacks are super inky but never overwhelm into crush. Detail is impeccable which should come as no surprise as the film was shot with Red cameras.

Colors are the best feature with tanned skin tones never leaping to orange with objects including foliage and Stormy’s scooter with plenty of pop while never bleeding. The single 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track isn’t a mind-blower, but when the action kicks in, prepare yourself to be immersed in surround action and deep, rumbling bass. There was an instance or two where the dialogue looked out of sync, but considering you could understand what was being said, it would be a source issue and not counted against the transfer.

Odd Thomas does have plenty of CGI thrown around, but it’s almost all used to convey bodachs on the prowl. Yelchin is definitely the best fit for the character, keeping the antics grounded. Sommers’ tone may be inconsistent, but there’s more fun than you’d expect. It’s too bad the film is playing in such limited theaters but as it’s available via VOD services, you won’t hate yourself for ordering it. Oddball is the name of the game here, but Odd Thomas is nothing short of high energy, oddball fun. There’s even a true laugh-out-loud moment involving a woman’s scream and Stormy’s reaction. Anyone who’s suffered through Koontz’ previous big screen abominations — the less said of Phantoms or Hideaway the better — can rest easy knowing that someone has finally managed to bring some life to a Koontz adaptation. Unfortunately, while there are six more books in the series, we probably won’t be seeing any more of Odd Thomas, which may be the biggest disappointment.

Blu-ray Review: 'In Fear'

Article first published as Blu-ray Review: 'In Fear' (2013) on Blogcritics.

Sometimes it takes a while for films that play the Sundance Film Festival to either show up in theaters, VOD, or go straight-to-video. Those that are usually more worth the wait tend to be the horror features. Poor Tucker & Dale vs. Evil took more than two years before Magnolia Pictures finally released it on Blu-ray; something typically akin to Bob and Harvey Weinstein. 2013’s festival offered up a better slate of genre fare than usual, and one of the best was director Jeremy Lovering’s experimental In Fear, featuring Alice Englert (Beautiful Creatures) and Iain De Caestecker (Agent Fitz on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), available on Blu-ray now from Starz/Anchor Bay.

Tom (De Caestecker) and Lucy (Englert) have only been dating for two weeks but decide to take off for the weekend to a music festival in Ireland. Tom springs the news on Lucy that he has booked them a night’s stay at a hotel to spend some alone time along the way. A truck meets them in front of a pub to lead them to the hotel’s gate entrance leaving them on their own to follow the signs through the countryside. After Tom and Lucy figure out that they’re stuck in some kind of maze, they have to fend for themselves as mysterious figures linger in the dark and their gas tank starts to run low. Eventually, the circumstances come to light as Tom and Lucy wind up in a fight for their lives.

In Fear makes a frightening debut on Blu-ray on a 25GB disc in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio. The transfer shines better in the opening parts of the film that take place in daylight. Featuring optimum clarity, it’s almost as if you could reach into your screen and feel Tom’s sweater, or run your fingers through Lucy’s hair. Once night takes over however, clarity is less distinct as Tom’s stubble gets smeary, but crush never swallows up the image. Great news considering two-thirds of the runtime is at night. Only one instance of aliasing is easily spotted on a bridge at the beginning, another of shimmer in some foliage, but banding is non-existent which could have run rampant toward the end.

The audio is better than the audio with a single 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track. Musical cues keep things eerie while the surrounds swallow you up with rain on the roof and branches scratching the sides of the car making it feel as if you’re sitting in the backseat. A blaring car horn still made me jump even while watching the film during the day and knowing it was coming. Dialogue is always clean and clear which could have killed the presentation considering how much dialogue there is. The only special feature included is the 12-minute “In Fear: Behind the Scenes” with the cast and crew — including Lovering, producers Nira Park and James Biddle, and stars De Caestecker and Englert — discussing the production and how Lovering never had a working script to keep the stars on their toes and their reactions genuine.

In Fear isn’t out to reinvent the genre but Lovering knows how to build suspense as things continue to go from bad to worse for Tom and Lucy. At first you may suspect an air of the supernatural but it never gets to that point keeping the threat far more realistic. As much as I already hate the woods, this film is just another nail in the coffin to keep me out of them. Considering how shoddy the GPS already is on my phone, In Fear is a simple reminder that sometimes it’s best to not head down the road less traveled. Lovering’s experiment pays off for the most part with plenty of scares and a creepy, voyeuristic approach keeping the lurking danger from becoming prescient. A definite recommend for those who like their horror more psychological than throwing buckets of gore at the audience.