Derelict – FrightFest 2024 Movie Review
Director: Jonathan Zaurin
Writer: Kat Ellinger, Michael Mackenzie, Todd Rodgers, Jonathan Zaurin, Sarah Zaurin (Screenplay)
Cast
- Suzanne Fulton (Mum Said)
- Pete Bird (The Petting Zoo)
- Mikey Coombes (Wyvern Hill)
- Dean Kilbey (All the Money in the World)
Plot: Abigail is a socially isolated, angry young woman who is struggling to come to terms with the death her father some years prior. Matt is a young man whose life gets turned upside down by the return of his brother Ewan. The destinies of these lost souls crosses in ways that will tragically shape their lives.
Runtime: 2 Hours 2 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Derelict starts when Abigail (Fulton) creates an isolation around herself. Meanwhile, Matt (Coombes) sees his big brother Ewan (Bird) return to town and turns his life upside down. However, both Abigail and Matt are facing demons from their past, as they look to move on with their lives.
The story follows both their lives before and after the incident which changed their lives. It shows emotions created and regrated living through, leading to them finding each other with their problems.
Verdict on Derelict
Derelict is a drama horror following two people whose lives were turned upside down. It follows their attempts to find peace, which leads them down a dark path, and forces them to look back at the unimaginable.
This movie focuses on the cause and effect of a violent incident. It follows one person who loses a friend and another who got caught up in the incident. This shows us that people should learn both sides of the story before jumping to conclusions and that holding the pain in can cause even more damage. It plays into emotions and how things change and people won’t ever learn the damage they caused. The performances are fantastic, as we get to understand the pain their characters suffer through.
Final Thoughts – Derelict is an emotional powerhouse of a story.
