It's What's Inside
2024
*
Director: Greg Jardin
Cast: Brittany O'Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Devon Terrell, Gavin Leatherwood, Reina Hardesty, Nina Bloomgarden, David W. Thompson, Madison Davenport
A group of friends reunite for a pre-wedding party at a remote country mansion, where one of them has brought along a different kind of role playing game. This abysmal horror comedy introduces its eight characters so haphazardly that once the game begins, I struggled to remember their names or the single character trait they were each given in the beginning. More importantly, I couldn't care less about these insufferable individuals, who all harbour deep-seated secrets, desires, or grudges towards each other. This is Greg Jardin's first feature, and he has made it like it will also be his last. There's simply too much directing going on in every scene. As if the artfully and artificially lit set wasn't distracting enough, Jardin overuses wacky camera angles, 360 degree pans, split screen, show-offy editing, and overpowering needle drops. However, all of these tricks cannot hide the fact that there's nothing inside his script. The ending is just ridiculous.
