Watched a new movie called Proxy, which isn't a typical Horror film, but it isn't being covered anywhere but in Horror circles. In my opinion...the subject matter is dark enough that it qualifies, and the good aspects make it something people should watch.
A pregnant woman is two weeks away from giving birth...but is brutally attacked on her way home from an OBGYN appointment. Telling you any more would just be wrong, as the movie kept me on my toes the entire time, throwing me curve balls that I didn't see coming.
The good:
The lead actors are all strong for an indie film.
I appreciate that this film is led by women and dealing with female issues (I'm a guy, but still...it's rare).
It kept me on the edge of my seat with the constantly twisting plot, despite the film being 2 hours and moving at a slow pace.
The bad:
There is one scene...two really since they are connected...that only happens in a character's imagination. The movie has a ton of surprises...and then this happens...and I spent the rest of the movie waiting for it to be explained, only to eventually realize that it didn't actually happen. I mean...the scene made no sense if it were real...but the movie had been throwing curve balls for the previous hour. They should have been more clear that this stuff was in someone's imagination.
While the lead actors are fine, it seems that every other actor in the film is terrible. If a random person is speaking, it's delivered really poorly.
One character is a bit too much of a caricature. The movie goes off the rails any time it focuses on her.