As Night Falls

I found this movie oddly charming. No, it's not the most original or the scariest/funniest or the best production, but I felt there was earnest effort put into making it, which is more than I can say about a lot of godawful horror movies I've seen. There was a sort of genuineness to it that I don't often see but do appreciate. It won't be to everyone's taste, as evidenced by the other reviews and ratings, but I was engaged enough to watch all the way through and honestly root for the protagonists.

Kept losing track of who was dead or not. Big huge mess, that I really liked. It was hyper to say the least. Little girl killed by parents; all come back. Then the action started and became really intense. Like blood and gore? Check. Like heroic dumb hillbillies rocker types? Check. There are a few other things I really like, in horror movies, but I am sworn to secrecy when commenting here, including the ending.

As Night Falls currently sits with a 2.7 rating on IMDB and that's incredibly low, it generally takes a special kind of movie to acquire that.

It tells the rather cliched tale of a bunch of 20 somethings getting picked off one by one by a malevolent force. Advertised as a comedy horror I can confidently say it is lacking on the comedy, in fact it outwardly only has one single moment that felt out of place in a horror movie.

It looks okay, the cast are passable so what went wrong?

The story is generic is hell, it's pace is dreadful and makes for some really hard viewing. Then ontop of that the sound editing is some of the worst I've ever heard. The volume not only randomly dips but goes altogether mute for several seconds at a time. How does something like this get released? How did the creators not notice?

I'd say it had potential but I'd be lying. It's as generic as they come.

The Good:

Most aspects are competent enough

The Bad:

Some awful editing both video and audio

Inconsistent tones

Dumb finale

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

They never explained why the girl had a giant gob stopped in her eyesocket!

This was 100% not serious, but it was so fun. The only thing that I was disappointed in was the fact that Debbie Rochon's character had no real lines- but she was amazing per usual. The guy who played Otto was hilarious, and sweet at the same time. I would definitely recommend watching it/ just know what your walking into.

I couldn't tell whether I was supposed to take this flick seriously. In the end, I've decided not to. Debbie Rochon barely has a line and that's for the best because the screenplay is ridiculous. There's no plot. People do ridiculous things with alarming regularity. The zombie monsters get in fist fights. People get stabbed and recover moments later. There's not much to recommend As Night Falls. Your life is better without it.