Premise: A man believes he is receiving messages about a coming demonic invasion of the Earth and starts preparing for it.
This is a great way to do a lot with very little. This couldn’t have been an expensive movie. The cast are all new to me. It’s shot in a lot of simple locations. Not many effects. It still works though, because it uses the classic horror trick of using what you don’t know or can’t see for the tension. It sounds odd to say that I wasn’t sure whether Wyatt was mentally ill or there really was about to be a demonic invasion. It’s a movie though, so both feel equally possible. The movie is effective enough at building the tension that I wouldn’t’ve been disappointed if it turned out the invasion was real.
As is though, I prefer how things do play out. It turns out Wyatt really does have a mental problem. The film pulls of a difficult balance of respectfully depicting mental illness while maintaining thrills. It’s really quite impressive. I’m also a fan of them not padding out the movie to 90 minutes for no reason. It’s a brief 80 and that feels right. Hopefully we get to see what writer/director/producer Perry Blackshear can do with more of a budget eventually.
Verdict: Strongly Recommend
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