Holistay – Movie Review
Director: Mary Patel-Gallagher
Writer: Mary Patel-Gallagher (Screenplay)
Cast
- Steven Martini (Major Payne)
- Erin Gavin (Audrey)
- Gavin O’Fearraigh
- Gabriela Kulaif (BitterSweet)
Plot: Two couples, who do not know each other, double book a vacation house in San Diego and strange events begin to happen. “Things are not as they appear.”
Runtime: 1 Hour 29 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Holistay starts when Finn (O’Fearraigh) and Branna (Gavin) arrive at their vacation home. However, Tony (Martini) and Gia (Kulaif) arrive too, as the home gets double booked. The couples decide to put that mishap behind them and decided to share the home for the vacation.
As the couples settle down for the vacation, they start seeing shady characters around the home. This leads them to question what could be going on, without worrying too much. Meanwhile, inside the home, not everybody is who they appear to be, and the secrets start to get released.
Verdict on Holistay
Holistay is a horror movie following two couples that find themselves double-booking a vacation home. They start by just putting it behind them and enjoying their vacation, strange things start happening round the home. It leads to them questioning what is really going on, unprepared for the truth.
This is a slow moving movie, the meeting of the couples and spending time together is the normal awkward then get on style. With this nice build between the couples, it takes far too long for the horror elements of the movie to happen. The lack of urgency after a few odd events also is concerning. This leads to the disappointing final product, that lacks enough horror to satisfy a horror fan. There is way too much time put on meeting the characters that is plain everyday conversations.
Final Thoughts – Holistay is a horror that takes too long to reach the scares.
