Movie : Dread

Rating:

Taking on the “FEAR” and doing a deep, disturbing psychological horror – now that’s something that doesn’t happen too often. The only supernatural here is the fear itself, which is studied and divided into smaller portions. What this movie (a debut! of the director) does is actually pretty incredible. It manages to keep the viewer deeply disturbed without showing chopped of limbs and disgusting gore stuff. 99% of the scary action is not on the screen, it’s what we think will / can happen in some situations. This time a “study group gone wrong” is actually an image of what FEAR is, and since it’s in a form of an experiment, it actually speaks volumes about fear. Since each and every one of us has at least one time in their lives which was the most dreadful experience so far. Just watching this movie you can actually re-live your own fears, and even though unpleasant, it is meaningful. Because not many movies can leave that much of an impact.

The only downside is that it builds up slow and it’s not action packed – it’s more about the subtle touches, the little things that build up until we get to the ending that is like a hammer to the head. And it stays with you.