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Horror/mystery that employs tried and tested found-footage techniques to mixed effect without breaking any new ground in that subgenre.
The found-footage style of movie making is one that should be ideally suited to horror but sadly for me generally has far too many annoying aspects to ever be that successful and unfortunately this offering, though better than some in that subgenre, is not the one to change that opinion.
The use of sound is not bad in places but again quite predictable and those parts of proceedings that devolve into the standard 'frenetic' style of filming/editing are just as frustratingly annoying as ever - as is some of the overacting and a script that never rises above workmanlike.
Despite the story both failing to convince with its hackneyed mythology and being terribly predictable, Jill Larson is well cast as the lead and makes proceedings that bit more watchable while some of the effects are quite nicely done which results in some decent enough imagery here and there. As is all too often the case with lower budget offerings though the horror aspect is overly reliant on jump scares, most of which can be spotted coming a mile off and therefore rendered far less effective.
The Taking Of Deborah Logan ultimately brings nothing new to the table but is more tolerable than a number of the found-footage subgenre I've seen and as such I can just about justify it scraping a
The Taking Of Deborah Logan
Adam Robitel
2014
Adam Robitel
2014
Horror/mystery that employs tried and tested found-footage techniques to mixed effect without breaking any new ground in that subgenre.
The found-footage style of movie making is one that should be ideally suited to horror but sadly for me generally has far too many annoying aspects to ever be that successful and unfortunately this offering, though better than some in that subgenre, is not the one to change that opinion.
The use of sound is not bad in places but again quite predictable and those parts of proceedings that devolve into the standard 'frenetic' style of filming/editing are just as frustratingly annoying as ever - as is some of the overacting and a script that never rises above workmanlike.
Despite the story both failing to convince with its hackneyed mythology and being terribly predictable, Jill Larson is well cast as the lead and makes proceedings that bit more watchable while some of the effects are quite nicely done which results in some decent enough imagery here and there. As is all too often the case with lower budget offerings though the horror aspect is overly reliant on jump scares, most of which can be spotted coming a mile off and therefore rendered far less effective.
The Taking Of Deborah Logan ultimately brings nothing new to the table but is more tolerable than a number of the found-footage subgenre I've seen and as such I can just about justify it scraping a