When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
I Feel Sick.
Danny and Michael Philippou have truly made something special here and hope it gets the attention it deserves.
Known by their YouTube channel "RackaRacka" They were able to pull off a great low budget horror film on the
budget of $4.5 million Australian dollars that feels at least 20 million.
The cinematography and direction were all incredible with some expertly crafted scenes and a very dark and
foreboding story that does have some originality to it despite being another supernatural, hell-demon, "other
side" story. The scenes with the hand were legitimately scary and tense with a very unpredictable nature to it,
the rest of the story was surprisingly unpredictable and unconventional, that also captures the modern
Australian generation very well.
The acting in this movie was off the charts and really delivered every emotion these characters were feeling at
any given time and their reaction to exactly what was happening, internally and externally. The movie does
depict Australian Gen Zérs pretty well, me being one of them. They did use it to their advantage in this movie,
with RackaRacka being Gen Z as well, they were able to nail their modern Australian characters to perfection.
The movie really did have an impactful effect on me, with me starting to feel a little ill by the end of the
movie and me processing what all had just happened that I won't spoil in this review. Overall, the tone didn't
just feel like shallow horror, but a legitimate one that actually has a foothold in Australian society that did
feel somewhat believable in certain areas. The tension was soaring and ever present, the music was great too,
there weren't many jump scares in this but the scary scenes themselves were clever and hard hitting.
The movie didn't just fly by either, it did feel like it did run a bit longer than just 90 minutes and I did
appreciate how it held my attention the way it did. I did feel genuine dread from it, that I haven't felt from a
horror movie like this in a VERY long time. If not ever. The only problem I had with it is that I wished the
story was a bit more revelatory and not so secretive in a lot of areas.
Go see it if you're a fan of Horror and Modern Australian Cinema. I hope this brings nothing but success for The
Philippou Brothers and the film has already gotten recognition by several popular horror directors including
Jordan Peele.
Storyline
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new
thrill, until one of them goes too far and opens the door to the spirit world forcing them to choose who to
trust: the dead or the living. —Official Synopsis 2
