Perhaps it's fitting that most of the movie is set on an opera drama with all of its glamour yet as the play fails so does the movie. This is a very simplistic and outdated attempt on horror, using trick from two decades ago. Granted, there might be a glint of terror in one or two scenes and the lead may be relatable but any glimmer of hope is all buried in plastic rigid stare and expressionless groan.
The story revolves around Sara, an inspiring actress and a cursed mannequin used as prop for the play. This ill-fated doll is seemingly haunted and everyone who comes in contact with it is hypnotized into dreadful outcome. At first Sara is quite likable, she's a nice girl who struggles in the business. However, her character soon falls into scream queen fiasco.
Its back story may have potential, but it's sloppily presented with sketchy explanation. Any horror is displayed from basic doll motion which is poorly edited to look horrifying, for example with the repetitive odd twitching eyes. This would barely work for retro horror flicks, and here it's pretty ridiculous to be honest. The doll is either looking extremely fake or obviously played by a person pretending to be a doll.
What's surprisingly is when things escalate and important moments come the actresses only have one frozen look of disbelief as though they are stepping on gum. It's odd since when they perform for on-screen play, they look more believable. Any momentum eventually becomes silly soap opera banters, and it really turns into a debacle towards the end.
"Ghost Theater" has a couple of foundations for colorful play, but sadly it only amounts to afternoon TV drama.
The story revolves around Sara, an inspiring actress and a cursed mannequin used as prop for the play. This ill-fated doll is seemingly haunted and everyone who comes in contact with it is hypnotized into dreadful outcome. At first Sara is quite likable, she's a nice girl who struggles in the business. However, her character soon falls into scream queen fiasco.
Its back story may have potential, but it's sloppily presented with sketchy explanation. Any horror is displayed from basic doll motion which is poorly edited to look horrifying, for example with the repetitive odd twitching eyes. This would barely work for retro horror flicks, and here it's pretty ridiculous to be honest. The doll is either looking extremely fake or obviously played by a person pretending to be a doll.
What's surprisingly is when things escalate and important moments come the actresses only have one frozen look of disbelief as though they are stepping on gum. It's odd since when they perform for on-screen play, they look more believable. Any momentum eventually becomes silly soap opera banters, and it really turns into a debacle towards the end.
"Ghost Theater" has a couple of foundations for colorful play, but sadly it only amounts to afternoon TV drama.