Sticks

A beautiful short horror. Or only a correct one. Because the cinematography, the music, the details, the performances are real well. The big problem remains the story. Who seems do not exist. Or it is just a sketch. A single woman, a house, the danger. Many moves without sense. And a too comfortable end. No explanations. Nor a coherent story. But it is, maybe, the result of too many ideas. So, a beautiful, aesthetical, job.

Descent acting, good visuals and great atmosphere. There's no story here, but it works well as a proof of concept. Unfortunately, the sound design - especially the music - is completely over the top and irritanting. It pulls you off the story and almost ruins the entire experience.

I'm not sure how the title of the movie relates to what actually happens in this horror short, but I really liked the film. The visuals and sound effects are absolutely great, and the acting is genuinely strong. The film skillfully plays with light, darkness, and shadows. The music and sound effects are impressively crisp, shifting suddenly from calm to panic in terms of mood. The setting is eerie, and the story immediately grabs your attention. There's no backstory, and we don't find out what happens afterward, but the brief, horrific moments we share with the protagonist are both memorable and engaging.