Director: Marcel Walz
Writer: Joe Knetter (Screenplay)
Starring: Sarah French, Jed Rowen, Caroline Williams, Tyler Gallant, Thomas Haley, Ben Kaplan
Plot: Faye, a former actress that lost her vision due to botched laser eye surgery, struggles to put her life back together while living alone in her dream house in the Hollywood Hills. Supported by her friend Sophia, she starts opening up to Luke, a personal trainer who is mute and can only communicate through his cell phone. When a masked stranger named Pretty Boy shows up, Faye will realize that she isn’t as alone as she thinks.
Runtime: 1 Hour 28 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Blind starts as we meet Faye (French) a recently blinded actress that is still coming to grips with the changes in her life, her best friend Sophia (Williams) is also blind and is around to try and help with the transition, along with their personal trainer Luke (Gallant) who happens to be a mute.
When Faye is needing a day to herself, a new masked killer starts targeting the blind women, with Faye not being aware of his appearance inside her own home.
Thoughts on Blind
Characters – Faye was once a big name actress, but after a botched surgery, she is left blind, needing to readjust to her new life, something that has had moments which have come easier than other, but her time in the spotlight has started to fade. She is involved in support groups, trying to keep herself occupied to recover, with this night, she finds herself being stalked, only she doesn’t know this. Pretty Boy is the mysterious killer that is stalker Faye, the masked gives us the blank expression which will add to the fear of this ruthless killer. Sophia the best friend and support that Faye has through her transitions, she has been through it for longer and is ready to help her friend deal the changes she has experienced herself. Luke is the mute personally trainer that uses his phone to communicate, while being in the middle of a potential love story with Faye.
Performances – Sarah French in the leading role does bring to life the difficulties a once famous star trying to continue their lives with a massive change, with Caroline Williams being the louder member of the cast, which is needed to try and bring Sarah French’s character out of her shell.
Story – The story here follows a newly blind actress that is coming to deal with the new changes in her life, ones that will make things very different for her, one that will see a new problem, a killer coming to stalk her. This story does try to show how life can change suddenly for someone and shows how needing to adjust can be difficult, though we don’t get to see just how long Faye has been recovering. When it comes to the killer, we don’t seem to get any motivation, which could add to the horror, but in reality we needed more shock value behind a former horror star being stalked, this side of the story does need a lot more explanation.
Horror – The horror does have a moments of slasher horror, but most is stalking side of everything.
Settings – We have the Hollywood home of Faye for the main setting, which shows how a big home being empty with nobody else around.
Scene of the Movie – Stalker shots.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – It does feel like a flashier Hush, without the tension.
Final Thoughts – Blind is an interesting mix of the slasher and stalker genres, without getting the tension, but having the haunting shots.
FrightFest Presents and Signature Entertainment present Blind on Digital HD from November 16th