Grieve – Movie Review
Director: Robbie Smith
Writer: Robbie Smith (Screenplay)
Cast
- Danielle Keaton (Village of the Damned)
- Paris Peterson (Cam)
Plot: Sam has lost someone close to him, and life has become blurry and unrecognizable. When his mother suggests a relaxing getaway at her forest vacation home, Sam seizes the opportunity — unaware that an age-old entity, one that feeds on sadness and twists fragile minds into psychedelic hellscapes, dwells in those woods, hungry and waiting.
Runtime: 1 Hour 5 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Grieve starts as Sam (Peterson) is struggling to deal with a loss in his life. His everyday routine has been taken away from him and he struggles to operate on the same level as before. Sam’s work is giving him time to deal with this loss, but he is taking it harder than anyone around him expected.
His mother suggests a break in a cabin in the forest, to give him an escape from what he would be used it. However, his time alone, finds him connecting with something he didn’t imagine, feeding on his pain.
Verdict on Grieve
Grieve is a horror movie that explores the struggling mindset of a man dealing with a personal loss. It sees him trying to find peace, only to end up getting close to something outside of his control.
This is a horror that gets to focus on how loss affects people in different ways. It highlights the pain people go through and the challenges they must face. However, it brings an evil into the life of our lead, who must battle that to overcome his feeling of loss. This brings sensitive subjects to the table and shows that being alone could cause even more pain. It is creepy and has a brilliant lead performance from Paris Peterson.
Final Thoughts –Grieve dives into pain and loss with a supernatural X-factor.
