I drove 45 minutes to see this in the the theater, so yeah I was excited! Malum is a remake of 2014's Last Shift, which has the same writer/director, Anthony DiBlasi. Ever since I saw Last Shift in 2014, it occasionally popped into my head as it was a solidly surprising horror film.
For the review I'll try to refrain from comparing and contrasting the two. Firstly, this movie has some tension! At a tight 90 minutes, this movie doesn't ever let up. It refrains from constant jump scares and has genuinely frightening imagery, complimented nicely with some well done jumps. The finale has some creepy people/entities that will not soon leave my mind.
It's not a perfect film. There are some slight issues with acting and line delivery here and there that do bring down the quality a tad, and the movie does get off to a moderately rocky start. But trust me, once it gets moving, then things really get tense.
Final thoughts: I greatly enjoyed Malum. But for me I'm not sure the quality was significantly raised enough to justify a remake and the plot stays very similar to the original. With that said, I'm not mad it exists. Recommended for fans of Last Shift and the indie horror genre.
For the review I'll try to refrain from comparing and contrasting the two. Firstly, this movie has some tension! At a tight 90 minutes, this movie doesn't ever let up. It refrains from constant jump scares and has genuinely frightening imagery, complimented nicely with some well done jumps. The finale has some creepy people/entities that will not soon leave my mind.
It's not a perfect film. There are some slight issues with acting and line delivery here and there that do bring down the quality a tad, and the movie does get off to a moderately rocky start. But trust me, once it gets moving, then things really get tense.
Final thoughts: I greatly enjoyed Malum. But for me I'm not sure the quality was significantly raised enough to justify a remake and the plot stays very similar to the original. With that said, I'm not mad it exists. Recommended for fans of Last Shift and the indie horror genre.