Iāll keep this short and sweet as an avid fan for the ā8ā series of games, a horror movie buff and someone who has written media reviews.
Set design - PHENOMENAL ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø amazing lighting, almost 1:1 adaption of the game
10/10.
Protagonist: biggest short coming, not only did I not care or anyone I was with NOT care about the protagonists backstory or anything about him, but his inability to react like a normal functioning human when encountering anomalyās both in speed and in urgency was pathetic.
8 levels isnāt that significant, especially when at least 30-50% of these levels have NO anomalyās.
The character was an āEVERYMANā. 2D blank slate with very little substance too him. I found myself getting frustrated with him.
Also: the asthma ? What a pointless addition, as it seemingly provides NOTHING or any form of payoff to the story. 40 mins of him wheezing for what??? Nothing.
GREAT acting though so: 4/10
Supporting roles: the walking man was excellent, the girl was great but the KID !!!
No consistency in the behaviour of the child. Sometimes pointing sometimes just staring, sometimes he would actively inhibit wrong decisions, sometimes heād knowingly go along with them. Sometimes mute - oh wait, HE CAN SPEAK.
The child had the emotional range of a Deku Stick. Honestly so lame. No fear watching him or any emotion. The director really screwed the direction of the child up 2/10.
STORY:
Itās exit 8 ā¦.its a film adaption of a 20mins indie horror game. I didnāt come into this thinking of much but hereās some desirable questions of what I wouldāve like to see:
What is the Hallway ?
Why does the Hallway Exist
Why 8
Why does it choose people
What happens to them when theyāre consumed ?
Some LORE??!!
I didnāt care much for the human element. It was always gonna be a film where we try and see him escape. But this film answered almost
Nothing. Got bits of it but thatās it.
Overall opinion and score: 5/10 - would recommend to watch it for someone who is a horror newbie or hasnāt ever played the games. But itās pretty underwhelming and lame for anyone who has played the games and likes horror films.