10/10 Review on IMDB
WOW, just wow. I had been following the director (Mike Pecci) on Instagram since he has worked with Killswitch Engage. He had selected a small group of fans to watch his new film and luckily I was one of them. Being a Audio/Video Production guy and have tried making movies in the past, I can understand the struggles that come with making a film. The lighting was amazing in this film, I truly felt like I was in a mine in the 1980s. The equipment was on the spot and adds to the feel and look of this film. He could've gone for a modern era so that the props would be easier to get but setting it in Russia in the 1980s makes it even better. The sound was wonderful and helps create suspense needed for each scene and they drew me in even more into the film. Having the different sounds and noises for every little thing really adds up to make this film what it is. The dialogue being in Russian would've made the movie hard for me to watch, but the subtitles let non-Russian speakers enjoy the movie by being visible in every scene and it not being distracting from the film itself. The cinematography was impeccable and couldn't have been done better. The one shot that shows us around the mine really helps the audience get a sense of where everyone and everything is within the area so they don't have to keep going to an establishing shot of the mine. Davida did amazing as the DP as did the rest of the crew. Speaking of the crew, this film having had a skeleton crew of sorts really did an amazing job that is up there with big budget movies made in Hollywood. Heck, even the actor for the main character did casting and translating for the project. The budget for this film was 50k which seems like a lot to some people, but in the film industry is nothing and as I had previously stated, this film is amazing compared to the jump scare-filled horror movies of today. In conclusion, if you love horror and or thriller genre movies then this I a must watch and what Mike Pecci comes out with next shall be just as good as 12 kilometers. - Author: James Ryan Aylor
