Plot: A boy receiving treatment for his auto-immune disorder discovers that the house he's living in isn't as safe as he thought.
The heroes: Eli, a boy who may be on his way to getting cured...or murdered.
The antagonists: Ghosts? Doctors? His parents?
Best scene: The last 15 minutes, which are very surprising.
Oh-oh something's not right line: The decontamination chamber is our only way in or out.
What makes it so great? This had the advantage of me watching it directly after Wounds, another horror film that landed on Netflix last Friday. While Wounds was terrible, Eli is quite a decent horror flick with really crazy last act and I always love it when films are at its strongest just before the ending. It also has pretty great cast - Kelly Reilly and Lili Taylor are here, along with Sadie Sink who plays Max on Stranger Things. Sink plays the character here exactly the same way she plays Max, but it's cool to see her outside the show. The film is nothing tremendously unique but it is worth watching for the last few scenes alone.
Scare factor:
- 2/5 evil pumpkins - there are some spooky moments and jump scare fake outs all over this movie. It's not very original but some of it is quite effective.Gore factor:
-2/5 bloody Leatherfaces - not much gore in this one, but there is one face exploding moment that is quite surprising.Is there a twist? There is a really great twist that reveals that the film is about a completely different horror story than the one we thought we were watching. Maybe some of you will guess it along the way, but I was surprised. Also there's a smaller twist near the very end that I liked, where a character that usually gets killed in this particular scenario is spared.
Unsuitable for: People who are about to receive any kind of treatment in a hospital.
Repercussions: Fear of your own child. Fear of hospitals. Fear of mirrors.
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