Whatever magic the production design team did looks excellent on camera as the academy is an imposing, Tudor-style build that adds to the film’s appeal. Seance review: Sure to become a boarding school horror classicĪpart from the plot and Waterhouse’s performance, the best parts of Seance are in the ambiance, Tobias Vethake’s haunting score, and Karim Hussain’s cinematography.įilmed in Manitoba and Winnipeg, Canada, the sets used were apparently constructed or cobbled together from various locations in the area. The murder mystery element at work here is the strongest element, along with Waterhouse’s character work. There are a couple of cheap jump scares, but the compulsion to watch comes more from wanting to know what’s going to happen next than it does from feeling a sense of mounting dread. I will say that as a slasher, Seance isn’t necessarily scary. It moves along fast enough, never feeling slow even though most of the action and bloodshed are saved for the film’s final act. I don’t want to spoil anything, so I’m not going to say much, but the antagonist’s motivations felt disingenuous and questionable.
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I don’t think the writing in this movie is quite as strong as some of Barrett’s other projects. Seance key art – Courtesy of Shudder Seance review: A slick, beautifully designed teen slasher with an excellent performance from Suki Waterhouseīarrett, who previously wrote one of my favorite slasher films, You’re Next, is more subdued here, as Seance feels melancholic and almost cozy, which feels weird to say about a horror film but’s true. The only people kind to Camille are Helina (Ella-Rae Smith) and Mrs. Landry (Marina Stephenson Kerr), isn’t the warmest personality. She immediately butts heads with the other teens, played by Inanna Sarkis, Madisen Beaty, Jade Michael, Stephanie Sy and Djouliet Amara. With an opening now available, Camille Meadows (Waterhouse) is invited to attend the school after being waitlisted. Not unlike other urban legends like Bloody Mary and Candyman, the girls try summoning Edelvine’s own ghost, a girl who supposedly killed herself in that very bathroom years prior. By the end of the opening sequence, one girl is dead, setting the events of the rest of the film in motion.
The film begins with a classic scenario of several teen girls goofing off in their dormitory bathroom at a prestigious boarding school called Edelvine Academy. The new boarding school thriller is a fun, queer slasher with a low-key vibe, appealing production design, and an excellent performance from lead actress Suki Waterhouse. Seance (2021) from writer/director Simon Barrett hits Shudder this week. The following Seance review is SPOILER-FREE. By Mads Lennon 10 months ago Follow Tweet
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