Josh (a solid and likeable performance by Cristobal Tapia Montt) and Isabel Harris (a fine and affecting portrayal by Juanita Ringeling) move to a secluded hillside research facility in the wake of the disappearance of their only child. Josh and his assistant Thomas (nicely played by Kyle Davis) experience a breakthrough on their work with a cryptic radio signal that in turn has a negative influence on Isabel.

Writer/director Ryan Gregory Phillips relates the absorbing story at a steady pace, takes time to develop the characters, grounds the fantastic premise in a believable everyday reality, ably crafts an eerie and unsettling mood, makes a poignant central point on the need for closure following the unexpected loss of a loved one, and even tosses in a pretty nasty twist at the end for good measure. Moreover, Dominic Fallacaro's pounding score and the evocative sound design further enhance the overall unnerving atmosphere. Lucas Garth's sharp widescreen cinematography provides an impressive polished look. A neat little sci-fi/horror item.

Thanks to Shortwave I think we have a new definition for the word "boring", if not "extremely boring". First of all I am a fan of sci-fi movies. There is always alot of potential in that genre of movies because almost everything is permitted, even the craziest stories, but it has to be a good entertaining story. And that's the major problem with this movie, it is everything but entertaining. The story is boring and incredibly slow. The acting is a disaster, especially from Juanita Ringeling. She's so annoying to watch that it is difficult to do worse than her. I don't know if it was the director's orders but apparently the main thing she does is walk very slowly and caress all kind of random objects, like a tree, a bamboo stick, a door, a kitchen counter, her private parts and so on. I really struggled to stay awake and I was not even tired. How this movie got those ratings on here is just a mystery to me.

Honestly, the first 10 minutes of this were interesting and then it all went downhill from there. The actors were trying their best but the writing was complete garbage and it honestly seemed like the majority of this film was centered around getting the female lead into as many skimpy outfits as possible. Combine all this with completely unnecessary and not plot relevant sexual scenes and I think I can figure out what the Directors true motivation was.

If you want horror, you won't find it here. If you want 'thought provoking' you won't find that either. However, if you LOVE pretentious films? You'll absolutely love this film. Worst thing I ever saw.