Creep

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes

Another film I've seen early enough that there's no trailer released for it yet. But man, it was a real joy to go into blind.

It's a found footage (horror?) movie, produced by Jason Blum, so you'd think it'd go the Paranormal Activity route. And while it does have much in common with those films, it stars and is co-written by Mark Duplass, which should be your first clue, it's not just a straight up horror film.

Now I love the film Creep from 10 years ago, with Run Lola Run stuck in the London underground. That's great fun. If another film it gonna come along and take that title it had better be damn creepy. Man, this film rises to the challenge.

The basic premise, A young filmmaker in need of money responds to a personal ad for a videographer, $1000 for one day of filming, discretion appreciated. I don't want to spoil the fun, suffice to say the young dude meets Duplass' character and he is wonderfully hilarious and utterly creepy.

The whole crowd was squirming in their seats. And it's not because of horror or gore, sure there are a few jump scares. But no, it's a horror film about really awkward social situations. Of course things seem to get darker as they go along and we find out more about this mysterious character but really, it's just these delightfully awkward conversations with a multitude of  possible hidden agendas, that let your mind race. I hope you get the chance to see the film without knowing anything more about it than that, because just trying to figure out this character's intentions is a lot of the fun.

This is a really odd tone to try and describe but I absolutely loved it. Well worth cheating out.