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The Moor
UK 2023
produced by Pawel Pracz, Paul Thomas, Chris Cronin
directed by Chris Cronin
starring Sophia La Porta, David Edward-Robertson, Elizabeth Dormer-Phillips, Mark Peachey, Vicki Hackett, Bernard Hill, Billie Suggett, Dexter Sol Ansell, Margaret Brearey, Duggal Ram, Mia Vore, Trevor Dwyer-Lynch, Leon Sowry, Leela Rose Rowland, David Taylor, Winnie Coco-Rae Simpson, Sharon Spink, Stacey Phillips-Birkett, Kieron Birkett, Gina Bingham, Simon Rothwell, Jonathan Hardwick, Velton Lishke, Olivia Miksza, Mark Williams, Aatif Ati Zafar, Holly Studolski
written by Paul Thomas, music by Nir Perlman, special effects supervisor: Scott MacIntyre
review by Mike Haberfelner
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All tween best friends Claire (Billie Suggett) and Danny (Dexter Sol
Ansell) did was shoplifting some candy, but somehow Danny never made it
out of the shop and instead just disappeared. The shopkeeper (Trevor
Dwyer-Lynch) was eventually arrested for his involvement in the boy's
disappearance and possible murder, but truth is, the boy's body has never
been found, and 25 years later, the culprit is about to be released - when
Claire (now played by Sophia La Porta) and Danny's father Bill (David
Edward-Robinson) decide to determine Danny's whereabouts on their own,
with the help of psychic Eleanor (Elizabeth Dormer-Phillips), who leads
them and their team (Mark Peachey, Vicki Hackett) deep into some
mysterious moor, that's already creepy and dangerous enough by itself,
made all the more so by its many ritualistic stones covered in mysterious
runes lying about and its population of eyeless rams. And when our heroes
get cut off from civilisation by a thunderstorm, things really get out of
control ... For the most part, this is a piece of slowburn
horror that derives its suspense from its eerily moody settings and the
feel of unease that comes with them, and lets its story flow in a very
character-centric way - whick of course is also helped by a very solid
ensemble cast. But once the horror is let loose in the final act, it's in
quite a shocking, take-no-prisoners way that should resonate well with
every self-respecting horror fan out there, not necessarily for the things
one gets to see but for the implications on things already watched. In
all, a pretty awesome genre trip for sure.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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