Taking a look at Kim Newman's page in an old issue of British film mag Empire,I noticed that Newman gave a special mention to film. Which had received a very negative review in the wonderful British genre mag The Dark Side,this led to me deciding that if it was time to find out for myself how creepy this creep is.
The plot:
Taking a look at ads on Craigslist,film maker Aaron spots a wanted ad from Josef,asking for a film maker to do one day of filming with him at his log cabin home.Accepting the job,Aaron goes to meet Josef.Meeting Josef,Aaron is told that he is needed due to Josef dying of cancer and wanting to leave a video for his unborn child.Making sure to capture every moment requested,Aaron starts to see another side to the child-like innocence of Josef.
View on the film:
Whilst the jolts can be slightly disconcerting,co-writer/co-star (along with Mark Duplass) director Patrick Brice creeps a claustrophobic atmosphere over the film,as each hand held camera move traps Arron in the house. Nodding to the Blair Witch,Brice nicely balances the Found Footage shudders with a dark comedy Mumblecore edge,with the grainy appearance giving Arron & Josef's relationship a rustic mood.
Starting as a film maker in the Mumblecore genre,the screenplay by Mark Duplass and Brice displays clear signs of their roots,by the limiting of just 2 characters allowing the writers to give Aaron and Josef chilling breathing space.Making it an intimate affair with just two characters,the writers impressively stop the title from drying up by using the Found Footage format to deliver chilling shots,which despite stretching things a bit, (I would have called the cops in minutes!) does allow for Josef to slither around Aaron,as he reveals himself to be a creep.
The plot:
Taking a look at ads on Craigslist,film maker Aaron spots a wanted ad from Josef,asking for a film maker to do one day of filming with him at his log cabin home.Accepting the job,Aaron goes to meet Josef.Meeting Josef,Aaron is told that he is needed due to Josef dying of cancer and wanting to leave a video for his unborn child.Making sure to capture every moment requested,Aaron starts to see another side to the child-like innocence of Josef.
View on the film:
Whilst the jolts can be slightly disconcerting,co-writer/co-star (along with Mark Duplass) director Patrick Brice creeps a claustrophobic atmosphere over the film,as each hand held camera move traps Arron in the house. Nodding to the Blair Witch,Brice nicely balances the Found Footage shudders with a dark comedy Mumblecore edge,with the grainy appearance giving Arron & Josef's relationship a rustic mood.
Starting as a film maker in the Mumblecore genre,the screenplay by Mark Duplass and Brice displays clear signs of their roots,by the limiting of just 2 characters allowing the writers to give Aaron and Josef chilling breathing space.Making it an intimate affair with just two characters,the writers impressively stop the title from drying up by using the Found Footage format to deliver chilling shots,which despite stretching things a bit, (I would have called the cops in minutes!) does allow for Josef to slither around Aaron,as he reveals himself to be a creep.