Reverb

Okay, so I love a good horror movie. And I don't mind a few clichés. But what I hate more than death or taxes is goofiness. American horror too often goes for the goofy or the gross-out, and a lot of whatever genuine creepy you might get out of the concept is dissipated by the Beavis & Butthead-level jokes.

Reverb has none of that in it. What it does have is a somewhat standard horror trope--think _Cigarette_Burns_, if you've seen it--played absolutely straight for all the chills it can muster. There's a good performance by the female lead, who I hope to see more of. There's also some fine camera work (the lighting of the studio is a natural) and a nuanced bunch of cheap audio jump-thrills.

Now there are some plot holes. For instance, who might have been holding the camera in a pivotal bit of video (nobody mentioned could). There's also an awful lot of yelling at the screen, 'Just get out! No, dude. Just get out!' But I'll forgive a lot for a genuine chill or two, and I got them.

I don't know what movie the last reviewer saw, but this one's a pretty effective and moderately original bit of Brit-horror. 8/10, because frankly, low-budget horror has a pretty low bar.

The plot summary on this website for this film is a bit off--a struggling rock musician does NOT head into a studio with his band--he heads into the studio with 2 hot blondes after scoring, in a non-musical way, with both of them.

Great showcase of pre-digital studio reverb processes, as the focus of the film was on a tiled room that was actually used very effectively back in the day to put reverberation on a track. The technical details of the tiled room, and the digital processes of recording shown in the film may have left an audience a bit in the lurch as far as understanding what was going on in the film. However, two hot, leggy blondes, gasping sex on a couch, gallons of blood and evil voices panned left and right on the soundtrack probably would carry the day.....

Very original filmstory, and I liked that....sadly, as is typical of much new millennium music, the "songs" featured in the film really sucked....

Apparently, the evil spirits have Sharpie markers. The premise of evil in a recording is decent, and hasn't been done to death. The acting and production aren't awful. The script and execution destroy this movie. Completely flat and boring, relying heavily on imagery. I couldn't wait for it to be over.

I'm giving it two because it started interesting but in the first 20 minutes i understand that i will fall asleep. The only reason that i didn't fall asleep was that the sound was really annoying. oh and that song, i don't wanna here it anymore. I think it was the stupid song ever. When you watch movie of these character you have to like the leading actors, well i was wishing the actress in the leading role to be killed from the beginning. And what was that ridiculous end. And the love scene was i don't know why it was even in the film. I don't have anymore words to express my feelings.

Overral i must say it was very bad and boring don't waste your time.

This movie started out slow which is why I only rated it an 8 out of 10. Most movies aren't like this these days. Most movies are either rip offs of older movies or are completely cliché and dull. This movie was well worth my time. I'm glad I took the time to watch it. I realize this movie got some bad reviews but not everyone agrees. If we did, wouldn't life be rather dull? Once it got going it kept me on the edge of my seat. I actually jumped and shrieked a few times through it. And the ending, wow, SURPRISE! I would recommend this movie. This movie would be even better as a book. If you like psychological thrillers, horror, and supernatural genres, this is the movie for you. But don't take my word on it. Watch!!!