Nocturne

I torn with this film, whether it was really good or just an okay movie. First thing that sprung to mind was it was a very slow movie and for almost an hour there is no tension in the film at all and I found myself bored with it. Then I found some of the effects looked fake, really fake, check out the father and what happens to him, you will know what I mean and the guy on the bed. The effects didn't work on these parts if the film. Once the film took off it was quite a fun filled film. The bathroom scene was good, the appearance and disappearance of the witch worked well and overall after the slow start the rest of the film picked up nicely. For most of the film, the acting was good. The twist was good, I enjoyed that bit. So o stall a good film but I only wished that they had put something in for the first half of the film, which would save the viewers being bored. Worth a watch.

Some kids throw a graduation party at a house. One of them does card tricks and talks about religion and falsifiability. He suggests they play an alternate Ouija game using labelled cards. They start asking questions mostly about sex. There are some unresolved romantic issues among the group. They fail to end the session with "good bye" and something breaks the glass they've been using.

They spend time in the jacuzzi playing "Never Have I Ever" which reveals some more about the characters. Afterward, finally, one hour into the movie, one of the character shows some strange signs. She displays some magic tricks of her own, starts talking in unison while someone else is speaking and can even say ahead of time what the other person is about to say. Things eventually turn deadly as the weird girl starts looking sick and recites biblical passages about the devil. Things turn strange as she seems to have some control over time as well. The innocent girl, who has some dark secrets of her own, will have to figure out a way to survive all this.

Nocturne managed to surprise me. It's smart, has a good story with some surprises, attractive actresses, some nudity, and a bit of gore. I have such low expectations of lower-budget horror movies these days but this movie is better than most. That said, it takes too long for things to get going, once the action begins it had my full attention, but the character are stuck acting nonsensically. I'm also not crazy about the dark sepia look of the movie. Nocturne represents a strong effort by a small production team.

This movie is a great horror movie that had the players doing things that made sense in a bad situation. This was more realistic than most horror flicks that I've seen.

In my opinion, the story wasn't very solid and I got the impression that the blonde girl may have been in hell while dealing with legion (maybe).

The characters back stories were nonexistent and came about in random "tidbits," providing no explanation to a lot of why the characters were they way they were. This made it nearly impossible to care for any of them at all.

I get the sense that the film had major budget restraints and they grabbed some decent looking women to run around with their boobs out in order to keep the "male" attention span. Lots of shirtless women; very little story. I do not like that about movies. Sure, who doesn't like seeing naked women? However, I want to watch a FILM, not a porn!

I have it a moderate rating for the decent acting for what they had to work with.

5/10.

This one wasn't too bad. Some High School / College kids meet for a 'party' which turns out to be not so much of a party, more like a gathering. They decide to entertain themselves with a deck of cards to use it like a tarot deck. Then the fun really starts!!! You get some demonic love, some interdimensional / planar travel, and a prime example of what kind of parties to avoid in the future!!!