Relic

Name: Relic
Director: Natalie Erika James
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Released: 2020
Rating: 3.4

2020 ・ Drama/Horror/Mystery ・ Australia/United States/China

Relic

2020 ・ Drama/Horror/Mystery ・ Australia/United States/China

Average ★3.4 (17)

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Relic
2020 · Australia · Drama
1h 29m

When Edna, the elderly and widowed matriarch of the family, goes missing, her daughter Kay and granddaughter Sam travel to their remote family home to find her. Soon after her return, they start to discover a sinister presence haunting the house and taking control of Edna.

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Gregory Hansen
2.5
it has a great allegory for dealing with a loved one with Alzheimer's but it doesn't deliver the scares it should sometimes to keep the less-thinking-abled to pay attention long enough. There are times I'd admit I would have liked the whole "there's something between you but you don't notice it!" Or the "split second imagine" jump scare to get my blood pumping and wondering what's going on. I thought of many very small scares the film could have done that wouldn't have ruined the movie. But I get it, it's a slow-burn (so all those who HATE those movies, avoid at all costs), and it isn't trying to scare with traditional ways. There's somewhat a problem ... See the film is trying to scare you with the uncertainty of being around someone who ' s mind is fading away but I felt like it was being safe to not offend people who dealt with such issues or the artistic people who probably don't like horror films who want something to rave like they fully understand it and no one else does when it really isn't that hard of a puzzle to solve. It all seems to try to avoid it religiously cause everyone's afraid it'd ruin the message when there's countless examples that isn't always the case. One things start get going it doesn't try to take off into full horror in favor of indie horror antics that's respectable but at the same time a copout cause the director wanted to be an artist. It felt like if The Babadook had it's message without the sacred or suspense to make it worthwhile going through. Even at the end, I'm reminded of Spanish or J-Horror movies that have a charming but hauntful ending, which here wasn't so bad but I felt like it kinda kills any tenseful or horrifying thing that actually got me tense. To me, the ending didn't feel earned even though I didn't mind it. It felt like watching a 90 minute ALTER short film more than anything. Like I said, this is the typical horror but it isn't as thoughtful as it likes to think it is. Watch to your own apparel ... "C"
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