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Madison, is having nightmarish visions of murders by a monstrous killer called Gabriel, soon she discovers that her visions are really happening and sets out to stop him.
Director James Wan offers offers a slasher gore B movie premise with big budget style and execution. Wan; Ingrid Bisu and Akela Cooper’s story borrows and pays homage to other films including David Cronenberg’s The Brood (1979), It’s Alive (1974) to name a few; while the main twist echoes the Basket Case (1982), also the killer garbs and telephone comms is straight from the novel Shadows of Dismemberment. Although the costly wispy gymnastic CGI SFX are unnecessary, the operation and head splitting gore effects are wonderfully effective.
The acting is a mixed bag possibly due to – at times arguably clunky script, that said, lead Annabelle Wallis is impressive and George Young’s Detective Shaw is notable. Wan should be commended on delivering creepy old school, gooey bloody shlock for a new age; it’s reminiscent of those great 70s and 80s horror thriller flicks that just aren’t made any more. Accompanied by a great Joseph Bishara score, Wan single-handedly reignites the genre by dusting off those horror film tropes and twists.
Overall, good gory fun. Leave your brain and the person inside your head at the door.
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