This was quite an interesting, quirky and original little film. Great concept with decent special effects, cgi and acting.

The main character, while you can tell he is a good actor, at times felt a little bit... too over the top. This could have been the directing or lack there of, who knows. It also got a bit repetitive in the middle which slowed it down a bit. I found the twist interesting and unexpected and it drew very interesting parallels within the concept that I appreciated.

Regardless, it was entertaining and a breath of fresh air as far as the originality of the concept goes. Would recommend.

I didn't think the set up would be as interesting as it was. It was a very unusual film. Like it's not a traditional horror, and doesn't really have anything scary going on, but I wouldn't know what else to call it either. So I can see why this film might not work for everyone.

So there's a voice coming from a glory-hole in a public toilet, who tells the main character he is needed to save the world. For the most part it's dialogue through the main character, and a voice from a being who claims to be a god. With some memory flashbacks.

There is some dark humour going on, but it's not really a horror comedy either.

But with the way it ends, you're not really sure if what happened was real, or if the lead is just having a manic episode.

Directed by Rebekah McKendry (All the Creatures Were Stirring) and written by David Ian McKendry, Joshua Hull, and Todd Rigney, this film finds a depressed Wes (Ryan Kwanten) dealing with his breakup by hitting the road. At a rest stop, he gets drunk and burns everything he owns. Heading into the restroom to puke, he finds himself locked inside a stall while the next one over, inside a glory hole, is a voice belonging to J. K. Simmons.

That voice is a cosmic god by the name of Ghat and if Wes wants to save all of reality, he must submit his body to him. But is that really a Lovecraftian monster inside the other toilet? Is Wes really the good person he claims to be? And will two abused children - a hungover human and an Elder God - be able to bond? Are we all doomed?

Glorious has a great concept and would probably be even better as a short than a high concept full-length. That said, I was in no way bored by this movie and you should probably check it out - it's exclusively on Shudder - and make up your own mind. You'll never pee in a rest stop the same way again.