For starters, there is no political or social agenda in this film. That right there is worth the price of admission as far as I'm concerned. Outside of that, I'm not sure why so many people found this movie to be that bad. You've got murder. You've got intrigue. You've got suspense. You've got misdirection. You've got a plot twist. You've got the supernatural. I mean, what more do people want? To be spoon fed every little detail?
The actors were all very capable - nobody is going to be winning any awards for their performances, but at least nobody was just phoning it in like much of today's garbage. The story was interesting, but I'm not sure what the occult shop really had to do with anything. It seemed like that was a scene that could have been left on the cutting room floor, but.. it didn't detract any from the movie, so...
My only objection - and I find this in ALL of the movies made today - NOBODY knows how to freaking light a scene anymore! I swear this whole section could be used cut and paste in the review of almost everything coming out these days. Room lights are nothing more than nightlights. In indoor scenes that are shot in broad daylight , the ONLY light in the whole room is from a window or glass door and that somehow fails to spread ANY light to the rest of the scene. Not to mention the fact that the actors are filmed in front of the light source with no fill light whatsoever, so the entire person is in deep shadow.
If you want to give it a failing review grade on lighting (or lack thereof)... go right ahead, but otherwise, the movie is well worth watching.
Nightshade
2022
Action / Crime / Mystery / Thriller
Nightshade
2022
Action / Crime / Mystery / Thriller
87% - Audience
3.8Plot summary
Homicide Detective Ben Hays (Lou Ferrigno Jr.) has tried everything to cure his insomnia, but nothing works. To make matters worse, Ben and his partner, Detective Beckett (B.J. Britt),are hitting dead ends while investigating the murder of Randy Bell (Jason Patric). Ben reluctantly agrees to see psychiatrist Dr. Collins (Dina Meyer),who convinces him to try hypnotherapy. But as Ben's sessions continue, so do the murders, and he begins sleepwalking and having haunting nightmares that reveal disturbing parallels to the crimes. Ben struggles to explain himself to his wife, Lucy (Kenzie Dalton),and Beckett, who knows something is wrong with his troubled partner. Sleep-deprived and desperate for answers, Ben must race against the clock to discover the cause of his afflictions, the identity of the killer, and above all, his shocking connection to the victims.
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A very lackluster film featuring a few decent visuals but with a terrible story and mostly dull.
This crime thriller has some relatively decent aspects to it but it never truly works and it quickly becomes a tedious experience. It has stilted acting, little to no originality and a generic, yet competent, music score. In fact, one could describe the film as well funded and with some creative cinematography sprinkled throughout but the story is empty and theres nothing to be engaged by. Overall, its a worthless movie.
Had potential but lack of more efforts.
Three things.
1) the bad ending.
2) the presentation style is a bit confusion.
And 3) the very end gun shot scene is also confusing.
Except those three things, the film is kind of doing okay. It would have been a good one if there were more efforts.