27th June, 2016.
You know, I HAVE to confess …
I like a movie …
Now and again!
Frankly, I’ve been working, erratically, these past few weeks: AND putting a lot of effort into the blog.
Finished off an interesting Teaser, today: and helped an old friend proof-reading an early couple of blog-posts.
The friend in question is someone I’ve known for sometime: and both bright, young and just starting writing.
If you DO see her stuff out there, please, be encouraging: she IS only young!
At ANY rate … !
At any rate, I’ve had time off, today.
Time off that I’ve …
Frankly, looking forward to catching a film.
I had thought to catch up with the 1997 science-fiction/horror film, Event Horizon.
But that … ? Hadn’t finished ripping, by the time I wanted to see it.
So … I mooched through the iTunes store to see what I could see.
I’ve got a pile of movies on an internal drive I use as storage.
Including the film I saw, tonight.
The film … ? Was the Jonathan Glendening directed, 13Hrs.
The fact iTunes had it as a 99p rental? Got me thinking I should see it.
Those can be surpringly good for the price.
~≈Ü≈~
13Hrs — titled Night Wolf in the US — sees Sarah (Isabella Calthorpe) return to the family home in one of the sleepier parts of Sussex. Returning to a step-father (Simon MacCorkindale) in two minds about her mother mother.
Who, seemingly? Has a lover she mets, very infrequently, in Scotland.
Sarah ALSO arrives to find her half-brothers — Steven, Charlie and Luke, — accompanied by Emily, Steven’s girlfriend, Doug, Sarah’s ex, and Gary, an old friend having a party in the barn.
It’s only when the group run out of beer, they decide to go back to the house.
Only to find it in darkness …
Darkness, in a storm, under a full moon …
With SOMETHING coming out of the night to get them …
~≈Ü≈~
Now …
I know ‘surprisingly good’ can be a bit too much like high praise, sometimes: especially if you see the stars marking I’m going to give this.
But?
But I think 13Hrs isn’t necessarily the most original of horrors. The twist ending is probably guessable, the fight between two creatures at the end, a touch cliched.
And the identity of ONE of the werewolves is telegraphed halfway through the film.
But … ?!
OK, granted 13Hrs is a little obvious.
But it’s also a nicely put together film and sees:
An ensemble cast who work well together, and are convincing in their roles.
A competently done script.
And special effects that aren’t expensive: but well handled, and that add to the scares instead of detracting from them.
OK, granted, 13Hrs isn’t going to win an oscar.
But IS a nicely done low budget film.
And an entertaining one, at that …
13Hrs
★★☆☆
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