Show Yourself

An actor goes into the woods to spend a few nights to say goodbye to his late friend and send his ashes off into the ether. But he begins to experience bizzare sights and begins to question his sanity.

Let me be clear this is NOT a horror, it is very much an indie drama with a supernatural element to it.

It sadly struggles to find its identity and barely manages to tell a complete story.

It looks fine, it sounds fine but the competence level behind the camera is more than a little questionable especially when it comes to the writing.

Show Yourself was initially a curious little film and it got my attention, but by the half way point it became very evident that it wasn't going anywhere fast and leads to a finale that tries to be deep but comes across deeply luckluster instead.

I see what they were trying to do, sadly they failed miserably.

The Good:

A nice concept

The Bad:

Poorly paced

No payoff

Weak writing

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

I suddenly want to be cremated, be in an urn on someones table with a "Hi, my name is Jay" sticker on it!

I've never met a Paul I've gotten on with thus never would have had this problem

I had no clue what this was going to be walking into it, other than knowing it was probably somewhat a horror, being that I was at Bruce Campbell's Horror Festival. What I got instead was a slightly uneven drama/horror, an unusual mix that worked very well, in my opinion. The characters were a little awkward, but overall, the main amount of time was spent with one man in the woods, and he does a great job of conveying his conflicted nature in the film. I must say that I was not expecting the plot to unfold as it did, and II was glad to see something so new and fresh in the "horror" genre, something not afraid to make it all about the emotions. The end will definitely leave you wondering if the main character is crazy or if he actually experienced everything the audience sees. I give it a 8.5 out of 10 due to the fact that some dialogue was a bit clunky and awkward, and there was almost too many music and walking montages, but overall, it was a beautifully made emotional horror with some incredible dramatic performances.

For it being "low budget" the dialogue and character development was great. I gravitate towards movies that have you relate to the characters and that actually have a complete story line. I hate "scary" in your face movies with cgi and terrible acting. Theyre not scary, They're desperate. This movie has the right amount of creepy for its class. A good watch, but if you're looking for cheesy acting and cgi monsters than this is not for you.

Slow start but it helps you understand the main character Travis better and his deep loss of his friend Paul. He shows the feeling many get who want to disconnect from the world to gain deeper understanding of how tofurther pursue their life after a life. And carried this movie pretty much alone which shows such talent...many actors cannot do that. I wouldnt call this a horror film but supernatural drama. This was superbly written and directed. The acting was incredible. Better than most big h'wood stars. I love lower budget movies over h'wood hype big ones. They are more real. The acting, story and directing pull you in from beginning to end. I can't wait to see more from everyone involved. 👍👍