PopHorror Let's Get Scared
I’m not too big on period pieces. I find most of them dull. However, I Thoroughly enjoyed Charlie Brady’s Whispers more than I expected. I was initially turned off once I realized it was a period piece—I am not afraid to admit that. Whispers is a Western movie with a giant donkey kick. However, Whispers kept me up, even if it was mostly dialogue.
Let’s get into this review. But first? The trailer…
Synopsis
15-year-old Georgia Powell runs away from her overbearing older fiancé only to find herself at an abandoned inn that holds a dark secret. As she waits for the next wagon west, she meets a runaway slave who knows all the area’s secrets. Can they survive their time at the inn and get away from the spirits and the locals in order for them to make it to new lands and new lives, or will their own secrets tear them apart?
At first, I thought I got myself into another Western film. Whispers was a movie I thought I would fall asleep to, but I was wrong; the story kept me interested and alert.
Though I thought the movie was pretty excellent, it did have its little hiccups. I am not a fan of jump scares, and it seemed to use this to make people jump. Even if it was 80 minutes of dialogue, it goes nuts when the movie pops off. I like that in a film, but the dialogue is a bit much. Movies that rely on such are more concerned about the art over the scare, and that’s fine. A lot of movies pull this card when filming. However, Whispers seemed natural throughout the entire movie.
The main thing that made me cringe was the jump scares in the end. As I said earlier, I am not a big fan of jump scares. They are like the tribal tattoos of horror films. Jump scares make it seem like there was no specific talent. That would be lying, however, because everyone gave it their all. The movie may have points I didn’t like, but overall, it was enjoyable. It’s a breath of fresh air for supernatural films.
I don’t mind the ending; it’s just the time it took to let things go bonkers. What could have been boredom turned into a riot with how real everything seemed. You can see the fear in their eyes because the acting was pretty remarkable. Not many actors can cry on cue; it’s another art form, yelling to the world. This shows that the entire body can change its moods in an instant.
In The End
I would suggest this movie to anyone, despite the fact that I nitpicked a little bit. It’s a breath of fresh air in a genre that suffocates us. A film that relies on tense moments and makes you jump constantly is what many people look for in horror movies. Some people enjoy the art of the scare. Some people want movies like this to be just what the Whispers is:” a movie that relies on jumps, scares, and maybe a little too much on dialogue. Not that It made me lose faith in the film, but if I watch it again, it will be with more of an understanding of just what I’m in for.
