Bloodwork

Two College friends agree to take part in a pharmaceutical trial for a new anti histamine medication, unfortunately the testing trials have a shocking effect on the subjects.

It started so well, the first half an hour or so was really intriguing, offering up several chilling possibilities, you have no idea quite where they're going to take it.

It has a few surprises and a couple of laughs, it's one of those films that's worth checking out if you're at a loose end.

Sadly the direction they take it in, is disappointing, it's so repetitive and predictable, it could have been a real chiller, if they'd stayed within the possibilities of reality, it could have worked,

Eric Roberts is here, but blink and you'll miss him, he's good, but is given minutes of screen time.

5/10.

The actors were actually pretty good to be fair to them. The story just wasn't quite there. They had the tools to make a really good film but I feel they might have just fallen short. If you're debating watching it you might as well Chuck it on what do you have to lose.

If you are a horror/suspense fan, you'll like this (unless you expect every movie to have EVERYTHING,, budgets are budgets,, ya know).

College students sign up for this 2 week new allergy drug trial, only to find out the side effects are much more than they bargained for.

Just go watch it!

THE LAST EXPERIMENT is a low budget horror outing that has potential but squanders it through a generally overly familiar feel and slightly sub-par execution. It's hard to put your finger on what exactly is wrong with this movie, because the storyline isn't bad at all and the pacing is spot on. But it never manages to be scary or thrilling for a moment, and instead is content to wallow in gross-out scenes rather than moments of genuine exhilaration.

The plot is about a group of diverse characters who volunteer as test subjects in a remote research installation. Unfortunately the drugs they're given have all manner of violent side effects which soon become apparent. The plot becomes more and more convoluted as it goes on, until the ridiculous twist ending. Also, THE LAST EXPERIMENT lacks decent actors to bring the characters to life, and you can feel the inexperience from most of the cast. Only a cameoing Eric Roberts reminds you of the calibre of actor who should be appearing in this sort of thing.

The movie was pretty entertaining. Well-shot and technically great. There are some really funny jokes told in the beginning of the movie. It has a very interesting premise, which I don't remember having seen in other movies, at least not in the fresh way it is presented here. The scientific explanation for why we are "disgusted" by certain things was excellent and I learned something new. The characters were all likable, even the seemingly bad guys. I didn't know who to root for. I guess I liked both sides, because neither side was actually bad. You find out why when the movie is about to end. The acting was superb to say the least. Actually, I was surprised by the number of good actors and actresses in this movie. They were all good-looking and knew what they were doing. The movie was not really scary, but it was entertaining. I could compare it to The Lazarus Effect (2015) in style, which interestingly enough has the exact same rating on IMDb. All in all, if you're looking to be entertained, do watch this, but if you want to get scared, look elsewhere. This is science-fiction, Thriller, Mystery with some Horror elements.

Final score: 7/10