Nepenthes

Just caught this at Sin City Horror Fest and was one of the strongest shorts of the day. A little predictable but i'm fine with that since it delivered everything I wanted but better than predicted.

Nepenthes is shot well, performed well, and - in my humble opinion - does so much better at what M. Night Shyamalan partly set out to do with The Happening (while similarly making room for biting social commentary). It really is an impressive feat, and I definitely wouldn't mind seeing the concept fleshed out and stretched to something that runs a little longer. Certainly what's there is fantastic, my gushing should indicate that, but if Bad Cookie Pictures ever attempts to dive into more ambitious endeavors, I have no doubt the end result will be something truly special.