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Oculus is an intriguing thriller concerning a peculiar object: a single, innocent, ornate pane of glass. Siblings Kayleigh and Tim threaten to believe otherwise, and after suffering what appears to be a terrible loss, they set out hatching a plan to annihilate its evil once and for all.
It’s not going to be easy. The story weaves inside desperation and paranoia, sliding unreliably through the past and the present, and ruminates upon choices, fate, and family, leaving the truth of the matter a mystery, stranding the reality of the characters between the supernatural and psychological.
Gillan (Kayleigh) is certainly the star. Her deep voice, crude elegance and wild intelligence make for a great watch. The smooth cameras, gentle music and cool visuals capture her excellently, and pretty much every performance is enhanced by the superior sound design.
The lack of sets or visual ideas are a negative. The stupid jumpscares are definitely a miss, which immediately ruin what apparently sought out to be a clever drama. There are moments though, such as the juxtaposition of the apple and lightbulb scene which are alright.
And the ending is atrocious as well. It’s quite surprising considering the general competence of the flick up to this point, its rough engineering of storyline and the possibility of expansion to the capabilities of the central antagonist. And then this shit. Well, it’s shit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oculus_(film)
5/10
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