Caveat

Will you go to this sketchy and clearly dangerous place and babysit a weirdo child? Nope - FIN

A haunted house horror on Shudder. This movie was less than an hour and a half, but man it was slow and boring for the first hour and 10 minutes. It's atmospheric, but not as creepy as it intended to. I'll admit, the usage of background noise was quite effective in some scenes. Then, the horror really become significant at the end. The eyes were used to great extent that kept me on the edge.

My biggest problem was that this movie felt like testing horror and not about making a coherent story. Lots of things felt random and pointless.

Overall, the editing for horror was pretty good, but the story was nonsense. 5/10.

Considering this is the director's first outting, this film is pretty remarkable. On just a shoe-string budget, the film manages some great cinematography, set design, performances, and a few genuine chills. Unfortunately, where the movie falters is in the writing. The plot has far too many holes, and the character's make constant, border-line incomprehensible decisions. If you can turn off your critical thinking for a majority of the film, and just appreciate it for it's atmospheric tension, you'll find there are some really promising and enjoyable moments/ideas strewn throughout.

Considering how over-run the horror genre is with terrible cash grabs, it's always exciting to see a director who is clearly talented and has their own unique voice and vision; even if the end result is a bit messy. Can't wait to see what the director does next!

This film is a descent into madness and horror as it unravels a mystery surrounding a decades old murder. Things don't add up starting immediately from the very first scene in the film. Something scary is happening but you just can't figure out what it is. That's what you feel like through the entire movie. Something unravels in the mystery that is the main plot and it connects to another mystery.

This film is terrifying on so many levels. I won't give away any spoilers but one thing is certain and that is, is that murder is afoot.

7/10. Worth the watch, but you better not watch this one alone in the dark!

This movie is going to lose a lot of people in the first 30-40 minutes unfortunately. In the modern world of cinema where audience attention spans are at an all-time low, people just aren't going to stay focused on a movie with this slow of a start. If there was an opening scene that hinted at things to come, maybe. But there really is nothing promised in that opening. Some people love the slow-burn, no doubt about it, and those people are going to have a great time with this one. But not the majority I fear.

After that slow start things do start to pick up a bit and an interesting set-up finally arises. I was ready for this. But then no sooner has this set-up presented itself, before it falls back into the recesses of nothingness for another period. This was a little frustrating and by this point in the movie I really wasn't having a good time. So how did I come to a score as high as 6/10 you're probably wondering?

The ending to this movie was very interesting. It still struggled mightily with pacing issues, however there is one scene near the end that was as well done of a horror scene as I have seen in a while. Rarely does anything potentially supernatural give me the slightest bit of interest these days, but this had me on the edge of my seat. A very impressive scene.

I also liked that the film was in no way relying on jump-scares. For my memory there isn't a single one throughout the film. All the horror is done through slow reveals, tension building and creepy imagery.

It's important to remember this is a debut effort from Damian Mc Carthy (interesting name). He'll learn a lot from the feedback he gets on this film and with the small showings of excellence that this film has he could put out something truly special one day. Watch this space.

If you can overlook the implausibility of the premise and don't question the logic of the individual characters, Caveat is a successful chamber drama with a clear focus on atmosphere.

The pacing is a bit bumpy in between and the film's stance on the paranormal is not entirely clear, but I'm happy to overlook that because I found the nightmarish pull of the story very fascinating.

Especially in a scene towards the end I really got goosebumps, which (unfortunately) is really rare for me.