Professor Phillip Goodman (a fine and credible performance by Andy Nyman) has dedicated his life to debunking the supernatural. Goodman has his cast in stone skepticism put to the test by three incidents in a case file that appear to be the real thing.
Writers/directors Nyman and Jeremy Dyson relate the intricate and absorbing story at a constant pace, ably crafts an eerie and unsettling atmosphere, offer a smart and provocative exploration of skeptics versus true believers, and really pull out the harrowing stops in the tense and terrifying last twenty minutes in which a tragic occurrence in Goodman's past comes back to haunt him with a vengeance. Moreover, the three individual cause tales are all quite creepy and nerve-wracking. The ace acting by the tip-top cast rates as another substantial asset, with especially praiseworthy contributions from Martin Freeman as hearty rich banker Mike Priddle, Paul Whitehouse as weary night watchman Tony Matthews, and Alex Lawther as rattled teenager Simon Rifkind. Both Ole Bratt Birkeland's sharp widescreen cinematography and Haim Frank Ilfman's spirited shivery score further enhance the overall sterling quality of this on the money fright film.
Writers/directors Nyman and Jeremy Dyson relate the intricate and absorbing story at a constant pace, ably crafts an eerie and unsettling atmosphere, offer a smart and provocative exploration of skeptics versus true believers, and really pull out the harrowing stops in the tense and terrifying last twenty minutes in which a tragic occurrence in Goodman's past comes back to haunt him with a vengeance. Moreover, the three individual cause tales are all quite creepy and nerve-wracking. The ace acting by the tip-top cast rates as another substantial asset, with especially praiseworthy contributions from Martin Freeman as hearty rich banker Mike Priddle, Paul Whitehouse as weary night watchman Tony Matthews, and Alex Lawther as rattled teenager Simon Rifkind. Both Ole Bratt Birkeland's sharp widescreen cinematography and Haim Frank Ilfman's spirited shivery score further enhance the overall sterling quality of this on the money fright film.