Well, I haven't reviewed a horror movie in a while...
While
scrolling through Netflix suggestions at 1am, in the mood for a
so-bad-it's-good horror flick, I came across this I came across this
2016 psychological horror movie.
The
film is about a woman named Kate who decides to investigate her twin
sister's mysterious death and the sleep paralysis that her sister
suffered from. Well, while connecting the dots between people who die in
their sleep and the sleep paralysis condition, Kate ends up stuck with
an entity that takes the form of an old creepy hag and kills people in
their sleep. But here's the kicker: the 'hag' only targets
those that believe in it, and a person can rid themselves of the entity
by getting a adrenaline shot while they're experiencing sleep paralysis.
It
sounds dumb, but the movie almost works. The concept is interesting,
the plot moves along at a decent pace and, even though some of the
characters are blandly written, the acting isn't terrible.
The
real problem is a failed execution ideas: It deals with something
attacking while your helplessly asleep but it doesn't really delve into
what that can really do to you psychologically other than a throw away
line or two and one brief scene with a guy who found a way to never
sleep. Also, it fails to deliver any memorable scares. There are no
over-the-top deaths, or gore, or even variety. The hag is a pretty basic
design and all she does is choke people while they sleep.
It's not a terrible movie, but it's one you can skip.
I give it a 1.5 out of 5
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