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Hollower
UK 2015
produced by Anna McCarthy (= Anna Dixon), Stuart Walsh (executive) for Mycho Entertainment
directed by Mj Dixon
starring Adam Dillon, Becca Talulah, Nicholas Vince, Joe Hughes, James Ford, Myk Halstead
written by Mj Dixon, music by Mj Dixon, songs by Toxic Melons, Flies Are Spies From Hell, visual effects by Mj Dixon, Bam Goodall
Hollower, Mycho Universe
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Nathan (Adam Dillon) finds himself in a police interrogation room all
covered in blood and handcuffed, and opposite detective Miller (Nicholas
Vince), who asks him a bunch of questions he can't make heads or tails of.
What's especially disturbing him about being here is that he's agoraphobic
and hasn't left his flat in more than 3 years. Also he's not good with
people, prefers to keep to himself - which isn't too hard as he hasn't got
any friends or family who could pull him out of his reclusion. However,
there's his new neighbour, Isabelle (Becca Talulah), whose acquaintance he
has made because she has accepted a package in his stead. Nathan
definitely likes her looks, and she, not knowing anyone in town, makes an
effort to make friends with him ... even though at first he refuses to
even open the door. But with what little courage he has, he helps her to
get rid of her psycho ex (Joe Hughes), and that impresses her so she won't
give up on Nathan that easily ... and eventually, while refusing an
invitation to her flat, he actually invites her in - his first visitor in
years, probably. Isabelle shows understanding concerning his agoraphobia,
too, and doesn't try to push him just because she's "different"
but finds it easy to accommodate to his needs and limitations - and
eventually they become more than just friends, even have sex ... and
Nathan, while still agoraphobic, actually starts to like life. Thing is,
that package that she accepted for him didn't only bring Isabelle into
Nathan's life, but also some other-worldly being lurking about in his flat
that even Nathan only sometimes catches glimpses of - but it scares the
living shit out of him, and rightly so ... Deliberately
slow-moving and definitely taking its time before something scary actually
happens, Hollower is nevertheless creepy as hell, not only for the
narrative device that suggests something terrible has happened in the
first scene and then keeps you guessing what it was while delving into the
life of angst-ridden Nathan, it also cinematically creates an atmosphere
of unease - with the slowed down proceedings only attributing to it. And
also thanks to a bunch of very believable performances and an ending that
catches one totally off-guard, this has turned out to be a pretty great
little movie! And if this has gotten you at all interested,
feel free to go to http://mycho.co.uk
to pre-order ...
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