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"We were interested in the psychological profile of this very, very strange person. We were very interested in how you meet people and don’t quite understand what’s up, but you start to get signs. For us that was intense eye contact, lack of personal space, oversharing, maybe a little bit too much love here and there. But, for me, there’s something wrong with both of these guys. Deeply. This concept of, 'who is the creep in this scenario?" That's a quote fro the star and co-writer Mark Duplass who plays Joesph, a man who hires a scrapped for cash videographer Aaron. The task involves filming everything he does in a day. Joesph is dying from cancer and wants to record how he acts in a normal day for his unborn son. While things are a little weird at first, they take a turn for the worse when Joesph isn't all he seems to be.
This low budget horror comedy thriller is small on scares and large on weird. Done in the popular "found footage" format, we see the day that unfolds and the desperate attempt that Joesph goes to in order to keep Aaron around filming. Those attempts teeter from the weird to the creepy. Duplass plays the role well enough, but the ambiguity of his ulterior motives are not really an issue. I felt like we always knew he was up to something else and the film could have benefited from a more surprising angle.
It's a tad slow and decides to build that tension until the eye popping last few minutes. Some big horror enthusiasts might yawn at this one, but those who really dig creepy characters that are weird will get a lot of fun out of this one. The guy wears a grotesque wolf mask he calls peachfuzz and starts to dance around the room singing a song. Weird right?
Clearly the filmmakers are having some fun with the genre. Knowing that jump scares are stupid and they play that aspect up to comical effects. Creep falls perfectly in line with other "stalker" type films as the second half makes for an interesting change of pace.
Creep
Task #28: A found footage film.
Task #28: A found footage film.
"We were interested in the psychological profile of this very, very strange person. We were very interested in how you meet people and don’t quite understand what’s up, but you start to get signs. For us that was intense eye contact, lack of personal space, oversharing, maybe a little bit too much love here and there. But, for me, there’s something wrong with both of these guys. Deeply. This concept of, 'who is the creep in this scenario?" That's a quote fro the star and co-writer Mark Duplass who plays Joesph, a man who hires a scrapped for cash videographer Aaron. The task involves filming everything he does in a day. Joesph is dying from cancer and wants to record how he acts in a normal day for his unborn son. While things are a little weird at first, they take a turn for the worse when Joesph isn't all he seems to be.
This low budget horror comedy thriller is small on scares and large on weird. Done in the popular "found footage" format, we see the day that unfolds and the desperate attempt that Joesph goes to in order to keep Aaron around filming. Those attempts teeter from the weird to the creepy. Duplass plays the role well enough, but the ambiguity of his ulterior motives are not really an issue. I felt like we always knew he was up to something else and the film could have benefited from a more surprising angle.
It's a tad slow and decides to build that tension until the eye popping last few minutes. Some big horror enthusiasts might yawn at this one, but those who really dig creepy characters that are weird will get a lot of fun out of this one. The guy wears a grotesque wolf mask he calls peachfuzz and starts to dance around the room singing a song. Weird right?
Clearly the filmmakers are having some fun with the genre. Knowing that jump scares are stupid and they play that aspect up to comical effects. Creep falls perfectly in line with other "stalker" type films as the second half makes for an interesting change of pace.