In brief:
-Camera is _ constantly_ shaky and fast panning. There's no need for that. In fact, one would think the characters who are filming would want to be less jittery. Especially during scenes where they are looking around and observing.
Too much interstitial filler. Walking, saying no5int, no character development, hollow echoes of maybe-motives. While Mr. Mc-constantly-shouting-shut up!-I-can-cut-your-tongue! Really apparently wanted silence... why? His whiny protestations were just grating and tension-less.
Time didn't seem to sync quite wrote either. Background-wise that is. Kid was stolen long ago but cultist recalls him recently coming in? Another talks about lifelong dedication... but only just met the "young wizened elder" relatively recently?
More egregiously, the antiheroes seem like they're acting against their actual wants. Maybe they should be more nihilistic, less emotional. Obviously Moloch wouldn't spare them.
And why cover mirrors if you WANT the mirror hopping entity's attention if you're doing it's bidding and think it'll spare you for doing so...
Not even sure what the heck to think about Shane's role. To be honest, he's just the quipping nobody until the end... but I suppose he's the viewpoint character who is the standin for the obvious.
To be fair, supporting characters were better on the whole. Probably because they had clear roles to play for the plot.
And really, the constant crap camera work just made it so much worse. Some shaky is ok. Some dark scenes were you can't see anything is ok. But too much, especially for plot-relevant information? Is it more important to be "realistic" or enjoyable verisimilitude?
If the former is your answer, we'll you're failing at that, even with the visually painful camera work.
Too much interstitial filler. Walking, saying no5int, no character development, hollow echoes of maybe-motives. While Mr. Mc-constantly-shouting-shut up!-I-can-cut-your-tongue! Really apparently wanted silence... why? His whiny protestations were just grating and tension-less.
Time didn't seem to sync quite wrote either. Background-wise that is. Kid was stolen long ago but cultist recalls him recently coming in? Another talks about lifelong dedication... but only just met the "young wizened elder" relatively recently?
More egregiously, the antiheroes seem like they're acting against their actual wants. Maybe they should be more nihilistic, less emotional. Obviously Moloch wouldn't spare them.
And why cover mirrors if you WANT the mirror hopping entity's attention if you're doing it's bidding and think it'll spare you for doing so...
Not even sure what the heck to think about Shane's role. To be honest, he's just the quipping nobody until the end... but I suppose he's the viewpoint character who is the standin for the obvious.
To be fair, supporting characters were better on the whole. Probably because they had clear roles to play for the plot.
And really, the constant crap camera work just made it so much worse. Some shaky is ok. Some dark scenes were you can't see anything is ok. But too much, especially for plot-relevant information? Is it more important to be "realistic" or enjoyable verisimilitude?
If the former is your answer, we'll you're failing at that, even with the visually painful camera work.