Invoked

It looked promising at first , but I lost interest half way through and the CONSTANT screaming and yelling was infuriating ,especially from the female actors. I always get frustrated when people in horror movies do that I end up shouting at the screen because of it 🤣

It's just a typical movie like all the others using camera footage.

I normally like these type of movies but it wasn't for me also the ending oh my gosh!!!

No wonder it was shot in only 3 days but I get there's limited budgeting in some movies.

But still it could of been better it was so disappointing hence me only giving it 2 stars.

A group of friends travel to a deserted hostel in an isolated area of Ireland. After a long road trip they have to travel to it by row boat (which they do in the dark of night).

When they arrive at the hostel there is no electric so they are in darkness. They begin drinking and smoking weed and decide it would be 'fun' to play the Ouija board game by using a glass and paper.

They appear to make contact with a spirit who doesn't want to say goodbye which freaks one of the girls out. Strange things begin occurring which escalate as the movie progresses.

This is a found footage style movie which, initially, is one of the better of the genre. The acting is initially excellent, very believable; the banter and chatting between the characters is very fluid and natural. The characters are happy, fun and likable. There is a subtle depth between them, showing solid relationships, affection and care.

The beginning of the movie is really good and engaging but as it progresses it loses it's grip on you as the script and story begin to become shallow, predictable and annoying.

Sadly there is a lack of originality, this has all been done before - and better. The characters begin to become extremely irritating with constant shrieking and screaming from the female characters which becomes unbearable at the end, so much so that I had to turn the volume down.

The ending comes with basically no explanation of what has gone on or why. It's so disappointing as at the beginning the movie had so much promise. I have rated it a two purely on the quality at the beginning.

I'd rather watch a drunk leprechaun singing Danny Boy than sit through anything as awful as Invoked again.

When are film makers going to get the message that crappy amateur cam films are just not all that entertaining? Its not, however, just the horrible cam work that makes this Irish film a flop.

The storyline is incredibly hackneyed. Predictably horny teens out for a nights boozing and debauchery, who start meddling with other worldly Quija board style supernatural nonsense at a creepy remote house with predictable results. A head trauma patient could see whats coming, but sadly our future fast food industry workers, have no idea.

So are there any redeeming aspects to this film? Well, to be fair, the acting is reasonable and consistent throughout. Sadly, however, any talent that may be on offer is buried beneath the general horribleness of this film. Two out of ten from me.

10 minutes in and I was already hating every single one of the protagonists. They were all equally annoying, generic and stupid. The only thing that kept me from walking out on the movie was the prospect of seeing every one of those "characters" getting chopped to pieces.

Good Horror movies usually try to form some sort of bond between the viewer and the protagonists so that the casualties end up mattering. Well, you won't be seeing any of that in this movie.

The same applies for character development. If you like one- dimensional characters this movie will be a treat for you.

And don't even get me started on the fake/Ghetto DIY Ouija board. That scene was beyond horrible. I was literally confused as to whether I was supposed to laugh or just shake my head in disbelief.

A film that lacks any form of substance is going to get a very brief review from me. This is another found footage film, a genre which I totally disapprove of.

I can't even think of anything to say in a review as there really isn't anything to point out in the movie other than how crap it is. This movie is an hour and half of shaky camera work and screaming with all the actors arguing over the top of each other non stop. Its painfully frustrating.

Its unforgivably awful. Think of all the time, effort and money the cast and crew could have been investing into other recreational activities instead of giving birth to this frightful abomination of celluloid.

Why am I even reviewing this movie? Why am I giving it any more attention that I already did by falling into the trap of watching it!?