on INCARNATE
(2016, 91 minutes, PG-13)
The
Quick of It -
Don’t be fooled. There have been some decent horror releases
this year… this is not one of them.
The story
concept has merit – a scientist has found a way to enter the subconscious mind
of a possessed individual and expel the entity, or ‘parasite’ as he calls them.
A young boy, played by David Mazouz, of ‘Gotham’
and ‘Touch’ notoriety, becomes possessed by a powerful demon and the ‘self-loathing’
scientist is asked to help, finding out that this body-creeper is the one he
has a personal vendetta against.
The trap is
set since you think Aaron Eckhart (of THE DARK KNIGHT, BATTLE LOS ANGELES, and
OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN) as Dr. Seth Ember is involved in this project. Damn them!
Wish I had been possessed for the time spent watching.
Director
Brad Peyton, known for SAN ANDREAS and JOURNEY 2, makes a poor choice in
trusting writer Ronnie Christensen’s (of PASSENGERS (2008)) story has something
worthy of the silver screen. It first
felt like a ‘credit card film’. Sure
there were some interesting effects, but that did little to save the film. The dialogue is atrocious. So much so I chuckled at some of the
heavy-drama moments. The over-acting was
crushing and the lines were just trite spiels and crappy info dumps. You would expect this from a beginner in
screenplay writing… and this is coming from someone not so practiced who
noticed.
The only
upside was that it is a brief watch that does move between scenes quickly and
the score that accompanied. The music
was great and should probably be repurposed for another project. Seriously.
Skip this
one… sorry.
Grade: D
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