In the Basement

Awful acting and a completely stupid story. I'm guessing the ratings are biased, maybe friends and family. The "twist" is so nonsensical I didn't know how to take it.

Plot

A young girl is kidnapped, forced to play the role of one of his daughters in a perverse family fantasy he has devised. However on this occasion he may have kidnapped the wrong girl.

Cast

Unfamiliar

Verdict

Standing at around 14 minutes this is enough time to tell some sort of story albeit a limited one. In the Basement manages to do this, in fact it knocks it out of the park and delivers an incredible tale.

The cast are great, the execution is near flawless and though the big finale twist may not come as a surprise it's done so well and it's so fitting it's hard to be mad.

It's people like writer/director Matthew McGregor that need calling up to Hollywood to show them how it's done.

The Good

• Exceptionally well made
• Great finale

The Bad

• Rather predictable

Rants

Taste is subjective, but looking at the profile of one of those who slammed this I have to question that.

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