 Thanks for checking out this movie review video. So this is for the 2020 film the banishing and it's a shutter original That's coming to shutter on Thursday, April 15th. Now real quick Let me tell you if it looks like I'm not feeling too great and it sounds like I'm not feeling too great Because my energy is lower. It's because I'm getting over the side effects of the Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine It's no joke, but way better than having COVID. So I'm not a hundred percent right now I'm still feeling under the weather but hopefully soon. I'm much better But I just watched the banishing and I wanted to record this because that's how I kind of like to do my reviews Is once I watch them kind of jump on and review them immediately because it's fresher in my mind And I'm more to say at that point and I'm more excited about it too. So anyway Let's talk about the banishing. So like I said, it's a shutter original It's coming Thursday, April 15th and since I'm putting this review up before that This is no spoilers. Although I will talk about some a little bit of thematic stuff But the main thematic thing I am not going to talk about at all because there's a portion of dialogue at the very end of the film by one of the Characters that goes right to it So you will know what what the main underlying theme is to the film at the very end of the film So I'm not gonna say anything because that is, you know, very spoilery in that sense This is directed by Christopher Smith who did the film's creep not the found not the Not the found footage type one that you're thinking is another creep severance triangle and black death which actually I Think all other than creep I've seen those other three all good films and the filmmaking of This individual you can tell like he's been doing film for a while very good directing very good cinematography It looks really good. It is a well shot film that looks nice This is written by David Breton who wrote scripts for screwed Green Street 3 never back down. I am soldier and the Hatton garden job as well as Ray Bogdanovich and Dean Lines who wrote scripts for the lost generation and the Hatton garden job. I usually get a little bit I Don't want to say scared but a little bit concerned when I see more than two people have worked on a script But I will say this is a well put together script. It works definitely So this is one of those instances where my my fears my my What else am I looking for? Yes, kind of my fears that it won't work out. We're not coming to fruition Thankfully, so quick little synopsis this film takes place in like the 1930s So if you're not a big fan of like period piece horror like actually it seems like They've been getting a good amount of those types of films on shutter recently Especially for like their exclusives and originals if you're not into that this might not be for you But it is kind of like a haunting paranormal type deal because it's apparently based on true events or based on true Sorry, let me put it down based on a true story about the most haunted Building in England the most haunted house in England, so If you're into that type of thing you can watch this film and then go on a deep dive on the internet to look up You know what's true about that house cuz you never really know like the the original story versus what ends up in the film You don't know how much of that gets moved over and how much was just kind of made up for the actual story of of the film So basically it's in the 1930s. It's about a family that ends up moving into this house and Things start to happen. I don't want to go too far into it, but it's basically It's not a traditional family and they're you know things you learn About the family and about the house and blah blah blah. I don't want to go into too much But that's kind of my quick synopsis Real interesting setup to this that really had me from the get-go wondering where are they going with this film? I love that type of thing with film where they set you up with a scene in the very beginning That is really kind of a WTF type deal where you're just like That was attention grabbing and exciting and how is this going to work into the overall story? I'm interested to see so they definitely do that here that really does grab your attention It keeps you kind of glued in because you want to know where it's going Between the sets the costuming and the dialogue they capture and then really keep you in the 1930s I felt they really kept that atmosphere appropriately in addition to having a very kind of dark and creepy Tension-driven atmosphere as well to the entire film and I think it's also helped by the cast Their their performances were really good. It's a really good cast and the other thing is with their dialogue They really did nail the dialogue of the of the time period And that's one of the biggest things that helps to keep you in that mindset to keep you in that time period So I really like that they didn't break from that There are certain objects they keep kind of focusing on early on in this film that are quite creepy And I really like that aesthetic element to it. I'm sure a lot of other people will really enjoy that as well I kind of wish it seems like they fell out after about the first half hour or so I wish it would have continued with that. I mean, I understand it needed to kind of move on to other stuff And that other stuff was good. It's just I kind of wanted those things to continually show up but just just a personal thing like I said good dark creeping atmosphere and With it has little crumbs of the story kind of dropped at pretty good intervals One of the biggest problems with a lot of films is pacing now This film doesn't have the most amazing pacing ever It's a little bit over an hour and a half, but the pacing is good. You don't really lose interest You're definitely invested in the story You really do want to figure out where it's going and they do a good job of at it Like I said at a good in a good intervals kind of dropping those next pieces of the overall story That next little bit to kind of help you get to the end of where they're going. So That speaks to the writing. So that was a good script You can feel things building in this film It's carefully kind of ratcheted up tension as the film goes on and I like that That's not easy to do so that shows that once again the script was good and the directing was really well done so There's an interesting character in this film actually my favorite character in the film who you really kind of have a Hard time figuring out how you should feel about that person Um, I'd be interested to find out what other people have to say about this character I'm sure you'll pretty much know like you can't really figure out Which way as an audience member am I supposed to feel about this person and then after that But how do I actually feel about this person? They ended up being my favorite character in the film just because the acting was really interesting and good and The character was interestingly written in my opinion as well. So I'd be interested to see what other people have to say about that There's a though Like I said the final statement by one of the characters at the end with a very important message That is important for our society right now. It was back in the 1930s and it is still important right now And like I said, I'm not going to spoil that so you can See that yourself great camera work with a lot of interesting moving shots. Once again, this goes back to very good looking Uh, very minimal score, which I always love a very minimal score and when they actually are using music It's not overdone. It's not over the top. It's not beating you over the head There are many moments where there's silence and I'm totally good with that I love that it lets you focus on the sound design It lets you focus on the story. It lets you as an audience member Feel how you want to feel and work through your feelings about how you think you should be feeling at that time So I love that about it Uh, really good cast like I said, but it bears repeating They did such a nice job with this and like I had said before it really helps keep you in the 1930s There's a point made in this to show a woman's role in society at that time So just think back to the 1930s wasn't a great time for women at all And it actually creates kind of a bit of a frustrated feeling for the viewer At least it did for me Because you were connecting with this character and you're just kind of like Man, that's that's a frustrating role to be in and you'll see why if you watch the film And then the last thing I wanted to say about this is there's an aspect to this that speaks to perceptions of others And how that can kind of create isolation There's also a big thing about secrets in this film and about being who you are and There's a lot to it. Uh, so I definitely think it's a film worth seeing now I think that in particular this is going to be a film that will really Be best for people who are into like ghost stories paranormal that type of stuff I think people who are into that stuff could really love this film This is not my it's not my sub genre like I don't really love sub genres like Like that one that is just one that doesn't hit for me a lot of times But watching this film I see that it's a well done film and I can see where people are gonna love this so That said, I I kind of did want something a little bit bigger in the end in my opinion Just a personal thing But I would love to hear other people's opinions on it Go ahead and put down in the comments and we can talk spoilers in the comments. That is fine Let's go ahead. So out of five stars with half stars in play. I'm gonna put this at I'm between three and three and a half I'm gonna I'm gonna pop it up to the three and a half and I'm gonna do that because Personally, I'd put it at three, but I really can see that if I was into this I would definitely go three and a half. So I'm gonna give it that benefit of the doubt I'm gonna pop it up to the three and a half, but no, I was you know between the three and three and a half um Good film and I hope people really like it and like I said, let's talk about it in the comments And spoilers are all good But do me a quick favor hit that subscribe button if you aren't subscribed You should subscribe that is your way to repay me if you appreciate this video or any video I have ever done Repay me by subscribing also hit the notification bell button that way you'll know Whenever I'm putting up putting up new review videos like this or unboxings or haul videos or any of that type stuff So but regardless, I appreciate you taking your time to watch this and until next time keep it brutal