Dark Signal (2016)

Simply A Masterpiece

Just perfect...

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

This is a fairly forgettable film. It has some interesting ideas, but mostly fails. Some of the camera-work is good, and the lead actresses are good, but the director seems to think that sticking in a jump shock every few minutes constitutes good horror filmmaking. To make matters worth, each of these shocks is punctuated by a loud musical screech. In the hands of a talented director, these types of shocks can be very effective, but here they are just annoying and actually interfere with the flow of the story.

If you watch the movie, you'll know who I'm talking about. The one actress sounds like she's laughing when she's crying. Her broken English doesn't add anything to the movie either. A British actress would have been much better for the role. The story is a bit confusing. It feels as though the twist wasn't that thought out. The movie was quite charming at times. However, the is a major plot hole. Without spoiling the movie, records are kept of who someone talks to over the phone or via the internet. Knowing this, the movie's events would be impossible. It was genuinely scary at times. There are cheap jump scares, but there's also subtle scares if you're paying attention.

The film starts out as a disjointed drama with some irritating whispers in the beginning. We are introduced to a rash of characters with Laurie Wolf (Siwan Morris) being the only one with decent lines and character. About an hour into the film, it decides to become a disjointed horror movie, but now with real clues. A radio station is attempting to decipher the ghost in the machine while a couple gets surprised robbing a home. The girl in the robbery is on-line friends with the engineer at the radio station. The film includes a wicked twist which didn't seem possible.A film you might get some pleasure out of, but will shortly forget.Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

This British horror keeps it simple with its gripping paranormal subject in a ghostly but beautiful backdrop of Snowdonia. The remote location of this radio station had me feeling shivers from the start. The performances were all compelling and the witty dialogue between the two DJ's lent nicely to the suspense in the car scene. I did think things moved a little slow there but I was on the edge of my seat regardless. I enjoyed the classic filmmaking style especially in this scene featuring the paranormal which had me jumping out of my seat. Overall I really enjoyed this independent paranormal horror and with its twists and clever writing, think it stands highly amongst the mainstream of its genre.