I love indie films, this one started off pretty good, got hooked on the storyline, the actors were good, this actor Lamorne Morris was really believable and I figured the production for this film was decent.
What threw me off abit was that the plot seemed to be going into a supernatural direction yet kept introducing new characters halfway that didn't seem related to what I initially thought was the main plot. This was when I knew the conclusion of this movie was going to take a left turn and have some unexpected plot twist at the end.
This movie was a mixed bag of nuts, there were some scares, comedy, thriller elements all rolled into one. It's not terrible but the writing wasn't cohesive enough.
Plot summary
A young woman working her first night shift at a remote motel begins to suspect that she is being followed by a dangerous character from her past. As the night progresses and increasingly supernatural events occur, she quickly finds out that nothing is what it appears to be.
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March 08, 2024 at 01:07 PM
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It was pretty decent until the halfway mark
Had potential
Ayoung woman gets a job in a shabby motel when ghosts starts to haunt her.
This had potent2bu no, the directors had to pull a tired old twist wich I saw coming before the movie even started to get spooky.
The girl is a serial killer wich was obvious when the news said a killer had escape.
She acted to wierd to be innocent.
Now, for once why cant we get a straìght up ghost story without silly twists. And the ending was totally idiotic. Id rather watch Psycho.
Missed opportunity...again. This is why modern movies suck.
Also lots of jumpscares. It wasnt totally rotten but nothing id never watch again..
Better Than Average
I saw Night Shift, starring Phoebe Tonkin-Babylon, The Originals_tv; Lamorne Morris-Bloodshot, New Girl_tv; Madison Hu-The Boogeyman, Voyagers and Patrick Fischler-Barry_tv, Lost_tv.
This is a better than average horror film directed by the China Brothers-this is the first movie they have directed together. This movie is not to be confused with the 1982 Night Shift, which was a comedy with Henry Winkler & Michael Keaton. It's totally unrelated. Phoebe is starting her first night as a night manager at the All Tucked Inn, a motel run by Lamorne. The motel is in a remote area, run down, rat infested and it is presumed to be haunted. There is even a sink hole in the swimming pool. The motel guests include Madison, who is running away from home, and Patrick and his wife that just want to do some kinky stuff for about an hour, before going home after leaving a boring party. Phoebe starts seeing apparitions and hearing strange noises, which doesn't help matters when Phoebe learns that a serial killer just escaped police custody and is in the area. The film does have a good twist near the end.
It's not rated but it does contain bloody violence, language, sexual content-no nudity-and has a running time of 1 hour & 22 minutes.
I enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to seeing more films by the China Brothers. I would buy it on DVD.