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The Dead Girl in Apartment 03
USA 2022
produced by Nicholas Papazoglou, Kurtis Spieler, Frank Wihbey for Invasive Image
directed by Kurtis Spieler
starring Laura Dooling, Frank Wihbey, Adrienne King, Bryan Manley Davis, Michael Schantz, Jasmine Peck, Jennie Osterman, Kurtis Spieler, demon played by J.T. Warner, and the voices of Colleen Spieler, Nicholas Papazoglou, Amy Holomakoff
written by Kurtis Spieler, music by Satanic Panic '81, special makeup effects by Justin Talarski
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Laura (Laura Dooling) hears scratching from her housemate Elizabeth's
room, goes to investigate, and finds her dead, a horrbile look on her
face. Police come to investigate but come to the conclusion she has died
of natural causes. So despite some discrepancies, this should be an open
and shut case (if you can even call it that), and it's more out of pity
(and maybe attraction) that one of the detectives, Miller (Frank Wihbey)
gives Laura his card - much to the dismay of his partner Richards
(Adrienne King), who warns him against getting to personally involved with
"work". But really, Laura does need all the support she can get,
because since she's still new to the city, she has no friends to spend the
night at and can't afford a hotel, and thus has to stay at the apartment
where Elizabeth has died, and the thought of that's already creepy enough
- so creepy that she doesn't only call detective Miller but also her
ex-boyfriend Christian (Bryan Manley Davis), who both do their best to
calm her remotely. But then Elizabeth's boyfriend Derrick (Michael
Schantz) stops by and acts all creepy, Laura finds some sinister symbols
painted right under Elizabeth's bed, the power cuts out, and Laura has to
realize she's not alone in the apartment, and whoever's there might not be
quite human ... A very nice piece of horror that really proves
that showing less can be more, as there's little on screen that's actually
spooky (apart from some out-of-focus shapes that might be demons), nothing
at all is explained away (and doesn't need to be), the movie's underlying
mythology is only hinted at, and even Elizabeth's horrible dead features
are not even shown. And yet, thanks to atmospheric filmmaking that creates
a feel of genuine unease, the audience still gets what Laura must be going
through (also thanks to a splendid central performance by Laura Dooling of
course). And a very well-structured plot does its part to bring across the
film's central horror just fine, making this into a pretty cool genre
movie.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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