Spooky Season is the time after we get an abundance of horror movies. Screamfest is the perfect movie competition to hit up if you wish to get your repair. We’ve been having fun with the flicks we’ve gotten to display. Some are mildly scary, and a few are terrifying. We will actually say this newest movie we watched was most likely one of the crucial horrifying we’ve seen shortly. The movie we’re reviewing this time is The Weekend.
The Weekend, directed by Daniel Oriahi, is about “Nikiya (Uzoamaka Aniunohan), an orphaned girl craving for a way of belonging. She points an ultimatum to her fiancé, Luc (Bucci Franklin): both introduce her to his estranged household or danger dropping her. Reluctantly, Luc agrees, concealing the darkish fact behind his household’s previous to protect their relationship. Upon assembly Luc’s household, Nikiya is initially enamored by their seemingly idyllic and welcoming demeanor. Their heat briefly quenches her eager for household, blinding her to any underlying points. Nevertheless, as she settles into their seemingly good life, cracks start to floor, revealing the household’s sinister secrets and techniques.”
Pay attention, this synopsis doesn’t even start to explain the sinister secrets and techniques Luc’s household is hiding. As we watched this movie, we puzzled what was so dangerous about Luc’s mom, Omicha (Gloria Anozie), father, Meki (Keppy Ekpenyong-Bassey), and sister Kama (Meg Otanwa). We’ll be trustworthy; we felt some bizarre stress coming from Luc’s father, however we assumed it was that standard father/son kind of stress. However what it ended up being was surprising. When Nikiya and Luc arrive at Luc’s dad and mom, the power and vibes don’t really feel heat and fuzzy. At the very least to not us.
There’s an awkwardness, and you may really feel it coming off the display. We understood Nikiya’s want for a household, particularly as a result of she came upon she was pregnant. She desires a spot to belong, and Luc has that household she craves. She will be able to’t perceive why he doesn’t need to be round them, and Luc gained’t inform her. We expect that if he had, what passed off as soon as they obtained to his dad or mum’s village might have been averted. We’re speaking stay-home, send-a-happy anniversary card avoidance as a result of the Chezeta household’s secrets and techniques usually are not your common run-of-the-mill secrets and techniques.
We will say that Lucs mom, father, and sister are grasp manipulators. Kama makes you are feeling for her as you watch her coping with an abusive relationship together with her boyfriend Zeido (James Gardiner). There’s a vulnerability behind her that makes Nikiya need to be a protector, however we will let you know Kama can maintain her personal. That a lot was clear in a really, and we imply very, stunning twist that we didn’t see coming. And if we’re being trustworthy, Zeido obtained what was coming to him, however we digress. The second the twist comes, it’s clear that we’re heading down a darkish path with this movie. The Weekend has some extremely stunning moments; the solid was so good. Earlier than watching this film, we have been unfamiliar with these actors, and the performances have been robust. Anozie, Otanwa, and Ekpenyong-Bassey did an important job of presenting the standard household dynamic that pulls you in, so watching the shift in all of them as we realized what they have been all about was wild.
We have been most impressed by Aniunoh and particularly Franklin. The internal turmoil from hiding his household’s secret and the ache it was inflicting him to do every thing in his energy to try to shield Nikiya was showcased in a really genuine method. We actually felt for Luc and wished him and Nikiya to be capable to run away and get away from every thing. When the movie’s ending got here, it was stunning and made us unhappy, too. That appears to be the pattern with a few of these Screamfest movies. However we like it. We love horror movies which have some that means behind them. Whereas The Weekend was a movie that was tough in some methods, it was all about eager to belong. Nikiya wished to be a part of Luc’s household as a result of she was an orphan. She assumed that his residence life was so fantastic, however what she noticed taught her that having a household generally shouldn’t be all it’s cracked as much as be.
Try the trailer for The Weekend under: