Malum curiously reimagines its filmmakers' previous horror movie, though its impressive effects only differentiate it so much. DoNatoBomb's review:
is an exercise in remaking your own movie. Maybe “reimagining” is more apt? DiBlasi and co-writer Scott Poiley tweak the storytelling choices from 2014’s “original”’s benefit. But oddly, it’s no better or worse thanCabin Fever
remake, which literally reuses Eli Roth’s screenplay. However, there’s still an eerily underwhelming aftertaste about taking a second shot but not improving much of the overall production. Jessica Sula prepares for blasphemous warfare as Jessica Loren, a rookie police officer in a rural locale who requests the overnight shift at a nearly abandoned precinct. Jessica’s reasoning is family related–she wants to work in the same building as her deceased father…before Will Loren snapped, killing multiple coworkers before ending his own life.
DiBlasi and Poiley emphasize John Malum’s cult followers–Clarke Wolfe as Dorothea, Morgan Lennon as Kitty and Danielle Coyne as Birdie–which grounds Jessica’s nightmare harder in reality. It’s both a feature and bug: The supernatural elements seep in via evidence footage that talks back to Jessica or visions of hanging victims inside holding cells, yet the boundary between real and hallucination is blurry.
Performances get the job done with what’s given, especially Sula’s leading role. The tenacity of her newbie shines through, even against ranking male officers who stumble through sexism and misogyny, with a bullish grace Sula levels against zany cultists and maniac specters that drip with haunted house ferocity. Sula is constantly outshining others in blue, but the vengeful cultists steady shakier presentations even beyond performance power.
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