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Directed by Andrew Cull and Steve Isles. Starring Giles Alderson, Zoe Richards, Nicholas Shaw, Francesca Fowler. UK, Supernatural Horror. Running Time 83 Minutes.

Released : 9th August 2010.

A young couple become embroiled in their friend’s ‘torment’ as he battles to overcome demons determined to kill him.

The film begins in Kate and Alex’s flat and shows them to be living a blissfully happy life together when late one night David appears at their door. He is distressed after claiming that he and his girlfriend have split up after finding out she has been cheating on him. The next day David’s behaviour starts to become more and more erratic, strange even. David starts seeing creatures at night time but it is unclear whether these things are visible to anyone else. He sleepwalks into his friend’s bedroom and terrifies them. They cannot see anything but he is looking intently at something that seems to frighten him. His friends soon become involved in David’s weird world of apparitions and demons. The audience begins to wonder whether David has killed his girlfriend over her supposed infidelity as it soon appears as though the ‘demons’ are all in his mind. The ending implies otherwise.

There isn’t really a strong story but there are a tense couple of minutes in the middle of the film where the trio are chased from the flat and run upstairs. David becomes separated from his friends and is hiding with the young pregnant woman he met earlier in the film, who is supposed to live upstairs, and who is quite possibly another figment of his imagination; the couple never actually meet her. David is the only one to have seen her. Her death is quite surprisingly gory.

The creatures/demons that he sees are really well done. They are freaky and quite scary. They look impressive and are similar in style to Clive Barker’s demons.

The style of the film felt as if it was in the same vein as Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity but without the slickness of Paranormal Activity. It wasn’t done in a documentary style but it certainly felt like it at times. The way the camera followed the actors through the rooms and as they were being chased gave you that impression. The film has a few scares however most times the tension would build up and become nothing. The documentary style has been used a lot lately for low budget films and the key to it being successful is a good story and this film is somewhat lacking in this.

To be honest there are some really strange elements to the story like David being the only one to see the demons and only when the lights are off!! And it is quite laughable that the original title is ‘The Possession of David O’Reilly’ yet there is no possession. It seems as though the writer was not entirely sure what the story was going to be about.

The sound quality wasn’t really top notch and felt as though you were watching a 90’s period drama! The music seemed ok to begin with but as the story became more intense so the music lacked the same intensity.

As a whole the film does not quite work (it always seems as though something is missing) and it could have been much better. There was definitely potential, it just needed to grip the audience more. Perhaps a slightly bigger budget would have improved the film overall.

By Maria Phillps and Gareth Martin

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