lights out

Movie Review
Release on: Jul 22, 2016

Movie name	:	lights out
Genres	:	Horror
Run time	:	81 min
Produced by	:	Lawrence Grey
Directed by	:	David F. Sandberg
Music by	:	Benjamin Wallfisch
Writers	:	Eric Heisserer, David F. Sandberg
Cinematography	:	Marc Spicer
Countries	:	USA

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Stars : Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke, Maria Bello, Alicia Vela-Bailey, Andi Osho, Rolando Boyce, Maria Russell, Elizabeth Pan, Lotta Losten, Amiah Miller, Ava Cantrell, Emily Alyn Lind, Ariel Dupin

Story : When Rebecca left home, she thought she left her childhood fears behind. Growing up, she was never really sure of what was and wasn't real when the lights went out...and now her little brother, Martin, is experiencing the same unexplained and terrifying events that had once tested her sanity and threatened her safety. A frightening entity with a mysterious attachment to their mother, Sophie, has reemerged. But this time, as Rebecca gets closer to unlocking the truth, there is no denying that all their lives are in danger...once the lights go out.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

This film continues the new trend of horror films going away from the tried and tested found footage and haunted house tropes. What we have here is subtle, psychological horror that does not rely on jump scares but rather, horror with more finesse, if that can be said. Think about Babadook, a low budget Australian horror flick that is on every list of 'best ofs' in this genre.
So, without giving away the plot, obviously, what we have on our hands is a brooding and doom-laden tale of a family in strife. A conflict-torn mother coping with a sense of loss, a son who is wise beyond his years (yes, shades of The Ring are also present) who is protective of his mother and everything shrouded in a grey, doom-laden cloak of colours.

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