Criticism of the movie 'Black Phone'
The author-production team consisting of Blumhouse production, director Scott Derrickson and actor Ethan Hawke came with the new movie ' Black Phone'.
Although the material used for the film is undeniably immersed in the tradition of American horror (kidnapping children, clown iconography, the suburbs), there is no doubt that the realization of this project was accelerated by the success of the two-part of the movie 'It', as well as the worldwide popularity of the series 'Stranger Things'. We conclude this because you find all that in this film too - painful growing up in the shadow of brutal crimes.
The year is 1978, we are in the home of the Dynasty, Denver, Colorado. For months, a suburb was gripped by the fear of the "Catcher" who kidnaps teenagers and then leaves black balloons (not phones) at the scene of the abduction. The heroes of our film are Finny, a chubby boy who seems to have dropped out of the "Stranger Things" group (interpreted by the future great actor Mason Thames) and his sister Gwen (in the extraordinary impressive role of Madeleine McGraw).
They live only with their father, an alcoholic who mistreats them brutally, but that only made their relationship stronger. After several boys close to Finny disappear, it is "inevitably" his turn. Finny wakes up in the basement of a house where he is held in a very bizarre relationship.
'Black Phone' has too many unusual moments that may not be orchestrated into a meaningful whole, where the film's title unnecessarily gives importance to the least important thing. The first part of the film impresses with Derrickson's commitment to portraying teenage life in America without a trace of nostalgia and through unexpectedly brutal scenes of family and peer violence.
In the second part of the film, a lot of space goes to the extravagantly designed "Catcher" in the masterful role of Ethan Hawke, who is barely visible from the crazy masks. There, despite the numerous events, we have the feeling that the film stumbles in place, as well as that Derrickson did not manage to portray the unbreakable bond between brother and sister in the best way.
However, by the standards and stamp culture of today's horrors, 'Black Phone' with its absurdly good casting, aestheticized photography and well-thought-out scenography looks great. It will most certainly give you the impression that you have seen a much better film than this one really was.
Post By: Vanessa F.
