Review of Haunter (2013) by Bluesmoke — 24 May 2017
The movie attempts to create a twisted story full of mystery, dread, and despair, telling the narrative of Lisa, a dead girl that finally realizes she is dead thanks to a ton of events connected to her and other girls that perished in the same way. She then has a race with her own killer, while trying to warn the still alive girl who lives in the same house as her.
The story just doesn't work. It gets boring really fast thanks to how slowly Lisa realises what everything means and how she can put an end to her suffering. Everytime she makes an action that serves as a relievement to her situation, it means almost nothing, and the cycle repeat for at least fifteen times in the movie. This gets old really fast, and at the end, the viewer is already asking for the credits.
Most of the characters are just weak. There are a couple of jumpscares here or there and nothing else. Some of the scenes were laughable, and it was really hard not to get distracted by the editing, like the scene with the sunglasses.
It's not entirely trash though. The limbo concept is nice, but it's not strong enough to shine on its own. The contrast between the old, modern and "future" was somewhat interesting to see, but unfortunately that didn't receive enough focus.
A movie with an ok concept, but done wrong.
This review of Haunter (2013) was written by Bluesmoke on 24 May 2017.
Haunter has generally received mixed reviews.
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