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Forced to complete community service at a retirement home, Max (Pete Davidson) uncovers a horrifying secret.

I hadn't really heard people talking about this film before it came out, but I'm always down to watch an original horror and the plot seemed somewhat interesting.

This movie left a lot to be desired.

For a start, it had a really odd tone that took me a while to get used to. Everything the characters did just had an undercurrent of inauthenticity, and you can't really tell if this is because of the film's plot, or because the acting choices don't really work.

The dialogue in particular was very inauthentic and stilted.

Though I do have to shout out John Glover, who did a great job, and who I just love seeing in anything since Smallville!

While the story is somewhat interesting in the beginning, it moves so slowly that any interest you had is drained.

It did a good job of investing time and attention into the characters we're supposed to like, but because it's a mystery, it automatically creates a distance from everyone else that has us correctly guessing who is involved in the secret.

In films like this, making so many events take place in the character's head makes us care less about the events because we can't trust what he, or we, see.

It felt like the filmmakers were trying really hard to make everything connect - the story, Max's visions, Max's past, and while they did create a plausible through-line, it just felt like there was too much going on by the time the film reached its conclusion.

The reveal had some really unique ideas. It would have been great if the film leading up to this point had been a bit better written and acted so we could really get into it and be truly invested by the time it ended.

So overall, this one had interesting ideas that weren't executed particularly well, so it's not one I would really recommend.

4/10