A well written and directed movie with enough suspense. What made Altar different in the found footage genre was nobody shouting "is that thing turned on, turn the damn thing off now". I don't understand why writers think yelling at the camera adds credence to a movie. Despite being a low budget movie, the acting and directing was good enough, The only character I couldn't understand was Bo. All the other characters brought something to the movie, contributing to the ambiance, whether that be fear, panic, heroism etc... Bo's character seemed like a lost child. Whilst his background was explained early in the movie, borderline asperges's and having had problems, his dialogue with Asher about the blue stones "I like it and it's pretty" portrayed an innocence and immaturity that was out of place. It's a shame for the other actors, as Bo spent the entire movie complaining. If no body had mentioned Bo having asperges's, one could be forgiven for thinking he was a young girl, 'don't walk there, you'll crush the pretty flowers' though not a line from the movie pretty much sums up Bo's personality.
Review of Altar
