We Go On

...for another feature from auteurs Holland and Mitton, the guys who brought us YellowBrickRoad. They've upped their game for this paranormal quest tale, despite it still being another low budget affair. An effective Annette "Smallville" O'Toole lends name recognition, but protagonist Clark "YellowBrickRoad" Freeman carries his weight with assurance, along with the likes of John "Smallville" Glover, Giovanna "On the Road" Zacarías, and the rest of a solid ensemble. The writing is trim and tight, the story well thought out, the score appropriate. Indies of this sort usually fall apart at some point, but this one doesn't. Definitely one of the better sleepers I've found at the library in recent memory. No ground-breaker, but still solid genre entertainment.

I enjoyed this. The idea wasn't terrifically new or groundbreaking, but I felt the writers gave some depth to the storyline and the actors were down to pull it off. The jump scares irritated me because I felt it cheapened the film...you don't have to make a loud, obnoxious noises to let you know something is scary, because the characters drove and sold the story. They should have stuck with the dramatic, "slow burn" aspect because they had the talent. But overall, it was well acted, directed and scripted and it was a breath of fresh air for this horror fan. I think some reviewers were a little harsh on this. It had a few flaws but was worth seeing IMO if you adore horror.

People who are interested in the paranormal will love this film.

Essentially this movie works on the premise that ghosts are everywhere, we just don't always encounter them.

Miles suffers from a range of phobias linked to an ongoing mental health issue. At first we don't understand how and why Miles ended up getting sick but we know he's grieving from the death of his father.

Miles' mother is intensely over protective and as the plot develops we discover that she's been keeping the truth of her husbands death from her son.

What follows is less of a horror film and more of an evaluation of the idea that the spirits of the dead inhabit our world and continue to do so for a while before moving on.

It's very much a traditional ghost story in this regard, an almost Victorian idea that the spirits are seeking absolution in death for some misdemeanour they committed in life.

This could of been a boring film were it not for Miles learning to live with his dead ghost in a way that's closer to ancestor worship.

The story is one of how we all carry our own ghosts with us and how we relate to our unconscious dead selves.

A really interesting film, with a watch.

Seeing this with very low expectations, I was first waiting it to fall on its face but soon realised the writing, acting and direction was all sure-footed and I'd even say innovative. On the outset, Annette O'Toole and Clark Freeman make an unlikely mother-son couple but they sold their roles and even made me emotional at times.

The budget is indeed tiny, but it didn't take anything away from the solid creepiness. Build-up was executed well, and the story moved nicely from almost comedy to genuine scares. Even at the end this little horror surprise stood its ground and avoided the usual sour taste that most films in its genre leave behind.

"Once you see what I'm gonna show you, you're kind of gonna be in the inner circle on this thing, and…well… you'll be open to it. To them."

Everyone knows the famous phrase "I see dead people" from the unparalleled movie "The Sixth Sense". Of course, you can't compare "We go on" with the latter. But in a way, it reminds you of it. Not that this one is terrifying and filled with heart attack causing jump-scares. So for those who think a horror movie is about demonic appearances, a multitude of bloodthirsty zombies or a psychopathic freak who slaughters innocent girls, be warned. This isn't such a typical horror movie. To be honest, I thought the human interactions between Charlotte (Annette O'Toole) and Miles (Clark Freeman) were the most amusing in this film. And the story itself can be called original as well.

Miles is someone who suffers from all sort of phobias. And this because of his father's deadly car accident when he was very young. Thus he fears to drive a car, he fears open spaces, he's afraid of heights and he hates rotting things. Obviously he's also afraid of dying. Should I list all the Latin names for these phobias, there's a chance that some readers would grow a phobia to read my reviews. In other words, Miles is a real scared guy. The cure he comes up with, is on the one hand fairly inventive and on the other hand also kind of naive. If someone can prove to him there's life after death by showing him a ghost or a spirit, Miles thinks he might be able to lead a normal life.

A page-sized advertisement in the newspaper is used to draw the necessary attention. I'm sure the $ 30,000 reward is the reason why a lot of individuals offered their help. Of course there are charlatans, scammers and quacks among them. And that's where Miles's mother Charlotte, comes into the picture and starts helping her son with the difficult quest to find credible candidates. Even though she is convinced it's all nonsense. Eventually there remain three candidates. The question is whether these people can help Miles. You need to watch the movie to find out yourself though. It's only halfway the movie it gets interesting and the atmosphere becomes more sinister. And this after meeting Nelson (Jay Dunn), a seemingly dead normal guy who works as a maintenance man at the airport. He will help Miles to get in touch with the thing Miles wishes to see.

As I said before, "We go on" isn't really creepy or frightening. But after meeting with Nelson, the film takes a whole different turn and turns into a pretty ghostly film. But generally, one tries to put more emphasis on the humorous side instead of making it creepy. Normally, I'm not I'm not so keen on humorous horrors. Usually it feels rather exaggerated with use of infantile humor and lot of mostly weak parodies of classic horrors. As in the "Scary movie" series. At first it's a bit funny, but after a while it starts to annoy me. In this movie, the humor is more subtle and at the same time ordinary. As if it wasn't meant to be funny. As if it just slipped in the movie by accident. I admit it. That's the kind of humor I appreciate the most. No forced knee-slappers where a laughter track is needed to let the audience know that something funny has happened.

The interaction between the two main characters is a pleasure to look at. Especially Annette O'Toole is fantastic. Both act in a spontaneous and natural way. At times it seemed as if they had a lifelike mother-son relationship. Grandiose, extremely funny and touching at the same time. For that reason they already earn a standing ovation. But the film itself deserves all praise as well. In a quirky way, the film succeeds in distinguishing itself from other ghost stories. Let me call "We go on" a horror for newbies. A fascinating supernatural story without bloody scenes and palpitations-causing scares. I am convinced that the non-lovers of horror will also enjoy this. I was pleasantly surprised by this low-budget flick.

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