Yes, yes - yet another "found footage" type horror film. I know, it's starting to feel a bit overdone since the "Blair Witch" craze, but I will express a certain fondness for the genre. I liked the set up for this one, it wasn't your typical "a group of 20 somethings are going into the woods to investigate something spooooooky" type set ups. Instead, it starts with a rather gut wrenching portrayal of a woman stricken by Alzheimers and her adult daughter who has come to care for her. The young woman who is filming the documentary is likable but flawed, willing to skimp on ethics in order to get what she wants and needs for her project.
This one is a slow burn of a film, it's very effective that the framing documentary has nothing supermatural about it whatsoever, because it takes time for that element of the film to emerge for the characters, and there is effective mind-fuckery before they come to realize that something more than an aging woman's illness is happening. The relationship between mother and daughter is also a fantastic element - they both quite obviously love each other, but the strain in the relationship adds a tension to all the proceedings.
This one is a slow burn of a film, it's very effective that the framing documentary has nothing supermatural about it whatsoever, because it takes time for that element of the film to emerge for the characters, and there is effective mind-fuckery before they come to realize that something more than an aging woman's illness is happening. The relationship between mother and daughter is also a fantastic element - they both quite obviously love each other, but the strain in the relationship adds a tension to all the proceedings.
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