Girls Night is about a group of friends who have a sleepover and plan to have a good time. What they don't know is that an uninvited guest is about to crash their party. The film may have a tired sounding story, (girls have a sleepover, a killer shows up), but with it's short run time (13 minutes) a familiar set up is forgiven. What really counts here is the extremely effective and necessary creepy atmosphere created by filmmaker David Teixeira.
When the intruder makes an appearance early on, he is wearing a very unsettling mask that is a cross between The Strangers and V for Vendetta. It's a startling image, one that becomes even more startling later on in the film.
The film is shot in a claustrophobic, lingering way that gives the impression of the viewer being in the room watching the girls without them knowing. Given the uneasy tone of the film, it's as if the viewer is what the characters should be afraid of. Whether this technique was purposely done or not, it's an effective style that added to the films eerie tone. This style combined with some disorienting lighting during the films bloody climax was a welcome horror filled punch to the gut.
Girls Night is available now on Amazon Prime, it's a well shot and creepy slasher film that packs a thrill and is definitely worth the time of any horror fan to check out.
No comments:
Post a Comment