O Colecionador de Unhas

I remember this being far more scarier than it is when this was on netflix a few years ago, now it just seems... a little odd? It's okay though, the first few scares got me a bit and the plot isn't that great nor characters but again, it's okay. A little questionable at times and not in a good way however. Also, I didn't remember it being an Irish sorta film so that was a surprise when I rewatched, aha.

A woman is confined to her bed in a rather creepy hospital. It is not long before things start going bump in the night. The harder she tries to convince her family something is going on the crazier she looks.

The leading lady is very good, as is production and script.

The hospital has a sinister air about it and there are a few scares that worked quite well and there are enough outside drama to keep the bedside story from going stale.

Unfortunately this movie suffers from the same ailment that effect the majority of horror movies. It just runs out of steam.

After an hour of being terrified of the bogey man, when he finally shows up he is very underwhelming. The inevitable end sequence is as dull as it is predictable.

I had to push through to make it to the end credits and it really wasn't worth it.

I think Nails is about 70% complete while the rest was just air pockets. Can't believe it managed to create the genuine horror atmosphere like it supposed to, without delivering a proper finale. It's like the movie decided to hang itself instead of going all the way. It was on the right track!

It's not your usual standard haunting, those come with a good ending. The more of today haunting movie always seem to have a twist. Another character involved, one that stood low for so long and now his crimes are being resurfaced. Nails is a pretty much straight forward production, with plenty of black outs, some attempts at jump scares and a better character development than most. Dialogue is OK, camera works nicely but the script was surely enough incomplete. Just some details missing, but important links that would have offered a proper flow to the movie and would have better connected the viewer to it.

Similar movie, as in one that almost impressed but barely missed the mark sadly, is The Haunting of Helena. If you liked this one be sure to check that one too.

Cheers!

Horror is always hard to get right and this wasn't off nailing it, for a low budget films this is pretty good and did a lot of things right,

Interesting story and a great evil character they should have used him much more as he is proper creepy,

If this film had a big budget it would have been much better but a very good go for what they had, it was a little on the slow side and a couple of weak acting roles.

I was genuinely surprised by the low score and generally unfavorable reviews, I rather enjoyed it. The story was good, the acting was solid, the scares were moderate but we'll delivered, and Ross Noble was genuinely great. A clever premise, with a suitable victim, Dana, having been used to being so fit and strong had her life ripped to shreds by a car accident. It's well paced, it looks good, I can't really find a huge deal to fault, other then the scare scale. Enjoyable, 7/10