Name: Atrocious (2010)
IMDb: link to Atrocious page
Genres: Horror, Shaky Cam Country of Origin: Spain
Cast: Cristian Valencia as Cristian, Clara Moraleda as July, Chus Pereiro as Debora, Sergi Martin as Jose, Jose Masegosa as Carlos, Xavi Doz as Santiago.
Written and directed by: Fernando Barreda Luna.
The Three Acts:
The initial tableau:
Two late teens video tape their investigations into the 'lost girl' Melinda of local legend. It's just a lark. Then the dog dies. The teens don't tell the younger brother about this, so the younger brother goes looking for the dog alone at night. The older teens go looking for him.
Delineation of conflicts: The children in the dark with insufficient light versus the bogeyman who took Melinda. How might that turn out? There was little effective parental supervision.
Resolution: The police take charge the next day. They look at the recordings, and try to come to conclusions using the visuals and the forensic evidence.
One line description: Bad found film set in Spain.
Statistics:
Cinematography: 4/10 The early parts of the film were fine, but then it went into Blair Witch mode.
Sound: 4/10 Good toward the beginning, then degenerated terribly.
Acting: 4/10 Hard to tell; the script was that bad.
Screenplay: 2/10 It is found film, but not quite as bad as Blair Witch.
Final Rating: 3/10
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