Sabrina

This is a bad mix between Guillermo del Toro's mamma and anabelle from the conjuring. Nothing special about this film... probably if you have nothing to do you May watch this one... do not have high expectations...

Sabrina is a neat little film ruined by a number of flaws that prevent it from being something really special.

This Indonesian made Netflix original at first glimpse you'd assume is a killer doll-esque movie, but that couldn't be further from the truth. If you're looking for Chucky or Robert the doll you'll be sorely disappointed, this is more your possession type film.

Now regarding the possession sub-genre I generally don't like them, the tropes they hold tend to bore me but thankfully they throw most of them out the window here and go for something somewhat more exciting.

Now I can't say much about the plot without giving something away so I'll not bother. I will however say that when the story is finally laid out in front of you I think you'll be pleasantly surprised, it's well constructed and very much not predictable.

Again as mentioned sadly the film does have its flaws, a couple regard the story and one near the end took this down from a potential 7 to 6. Another is the lack of consistency, it plays out like a serious horror yet has moments of ultra cheesiness that ruin the atmosphere altogether.

Regardless this is a very fun, exciting and oddly scary in places little film that is not what you'd expect it to be. Despite my underwhelming rating I would recommend this.

The Good:

Surprisingly well constructed plot

Some genuinely creepy moments

The Bad:

Some poor camerawork

Bizarre soundtrack choices

Oddly cheesy in places

Silly finale

I struggled to tell the two leading ladies apart

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

I'm left wondering if the casting director specifically sought out the sickest looking girl they could for the role

Demonic possession causes nose growth

Sabrina consists of typical horror cliches here and there. Some good scares but not a unique story. The plot consists of the usual "possessed person." In this case, includes a doll, which of course seems similar to films like Annabelle. The story tends to extend itself for what it is. A story that can be probably cut shorter but goes too long for what it is, making the plot weak. The shots were alright, not too fancy but not a terribly shot film. Good job to the make up but the effects seemed to be stuck on a budget certain scenes, which shows in some scenes. Overall, the movie is just okay. A flat 5/10 for good scares but not a great story

The story line wasn't as good as the other movies and it was definitely not as scary...

You know when you wanna watch something but like using only 30% of your brain? That's the movie. Bad movie, but a good distraction. It's not actually scary though.