User blog:L0CKED334/Short Horror Film Review: In Extremis

Plot
A man takes a new position as a night watchman for a museum. His duties require him to monitor the lower level, which appears to be for storage. As the night progresses he begins hearing noises coming from the corridors that make him believe someone is with him down there. He attempts to get advice from his supervisor but like most stories like this, the noises go away once the supervisor arrives. Finally, our main character decides to take it upon himself to identify the source of the sounds and comes face-to-face with something otherworldly. Most of the story is predictable and I think we have all seen stories similar to this one at some point. Night watchmen seem to be popular targets of the strange and unexplainable. In Extremis is no different.

Acting
Honestly, if our main character thought someone was trapped and/or injured I am not sure why he would wait so long to help. I really think he should have been more concerned considering his supervisor was not interested in investigating a possible intruder/injured patron. Other than that, I think our characters fit their roles pretty well. You get a sense that this really is a very old museum in Brittain and that these guards have been watching over the place for some time. The setting really helps produce this feeling of realism with the characters.

Cinematography
If I had not known ahead of time that this was a lower budget film I would not have guessed it by watching. I have seen movies with far larger resources fail at what In Extremis achieved. This was a great location with perfectly positioned scenes. These filmmakers actually give you the sense you are in this old spooky museum. Many movies that are set in these kinds of locations tend to be hard to see in the darker moments of the story. In Extremis did not have this pitfall. Even in the darkest of scenes, everything is clear and you know what is going on. They only keep hidden what needs to be until the very moment you need to know.

Overall: 7/10 - I would have rated higher because it was not a horrible film but the story was rather predictable/unoriginal.