Re: Movies that aren't really BAD -- but aren't very good, either
Darling 2015
A low budget horror/thriller, Darling is the first name of the main character, who occupies almost 100% of the movie. She's caretaking a big old scary mansion in New York. Because this is a big old scary house and it has a history, mysterious things happen, and Darling's grasp of reality is threatened.
Kind of a classic "is the main character crazy, or is the house haunted"? movie, with lots of fast cuts and jump cuts between the everyday and the horrific.
If you like slow burns like The VVitch or Ti West's The House of the Devil and The Innkeepers this is a less impressive entry into that genre. The thing that makes this movie is the main actress, Lauren Ashley Carter, who has a compelling screen presence, with huge expressive eyes. A less competent actress would have made this movie appear in the crappy movie thread.
Despite the "only OK" status of this movie, it feels like there's some promise here. I'll probably be willing to watch more from the people who made this. Apparently, this actress and the director of this movie made another low-budget horror together (Pod), and it went right on my queue.
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