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Damian McCarthy released a new movie, so let's see his first one!

An uncle askes his friend to keep his niece company, she has a few mental problems. He reluctantly agrees, and finds out that the house is indeed out of the way. There are definitely some odd things happening, but are their supernatural things happening? He and the niece don't necessarily get along, and there are some secrets that come up that cause more than a few problems. But surely the uncle is completely on the up and up, right?

This is a very small cast, with Johnny French and Leila Sykes being the two we spend the most of the movie with. And they do come across as quite uncertain and untrustworthy, like the movie as a whole... and that is one big problem I have with the movie. It's all "what is going on?" but I'm feeling that in a bigger "what the hell is any of this to do with anything?" and not in a creepy unsettling way.

It's got potential and I love a good atmosphere, but I also enjoy having an idea about what the atmosphere is building to. Still, this is his first film, there is more to go.

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