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We never find out if there’s anything actually in the hotel, or the basement, until the very end, and by then the scene is so short you are almost unsure if it was imagined or it actually happened. Once the characters are in the basement, we’re scared for them because we were warned about the basement and we know that something is there. This is helped along by a few creepy moments with the spirit medium and a foreboding warning about the basement. The whole film is spent letting the viewer fill in the gaps and imagine what horrible thing is haunting the hotel. While some might be left dissatisfied, the ending itself is a brilliant continuation of the theme The Innkeepers sets up. Speaking of the ending, lets talk about that. There are one too may fake jump scares, which takes away from the story in a few parts, and the ending might leave some people dissatisfied.
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Like any horror movie The Innkeepers is not without flaws. Borrowing from Hitchcock and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre the scariest parts of this film are the things that aren’t there the parts of the puzzle that your mind fills in. The sound effects paired with long, slow camera takes creates thick tension for each and every haunting scene. Every scene with the tape recorder is riddled with background noises and whispers that are so faint you’ll believe you’re imaging them. Before the film begins a title card encourages the viewer to turn up the volume on their television in order to hear everything the film has to offer. A lot of what makes this film effectively creepy, and by extension, scary, is how little it reveals. I’ve heard this film described as a slow burn and that is a very accurate description. No ghosts are actually scene until much later in the film. With the help of a spirit medium (Kelly McGillis) staying in the hotel, the two find more than they bargained for. The two characters spend their time recording various rooms in the hotel in an attempt to discover the ghost of Madeline O’Malley who supposedly died in the hotel. The story itself is incredibly simple compared to many other horror films.
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The “old man” was old, and appropriately creepy. There’s never a moment when he seems like anything other than an older guy friend or a brother figure to Claire. With the exception of Lena Dunham, all of the extra’s serve their purposes. Pat Healy probably has the best performance out of the two protagonists. There are a few moments that appear over-exaggerated, but for the most part her character remains fairly consistent through the film.
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At first Claire’s youthful exuberance comes across as annoying and over the top, until you realize that is how her character is supposed to be. Her counterpart, Luke (Pat Healy) appears to be in a similar state, however he is much older than Claire. We never discover how old she is supposed to be but we can infer from the movie she is supposed to be a lot older than she acts. Sara Paxton’s character, Claire, is clearly very immature. This gives plenty of time to get to know the two protagonists and their relationship with each other and the hotel. Apart from the two leads there are only 5 other real characters in the movie. One of the things that is both an advantage and disadvantage to the film is the small cast. Obviously, the more the two look for hauntings, the more weird things begin to happen around them. During their weekend they spend their time trying to find evidence of spiritual activity in an attempt to try and reignite interest in the hotel. The Innkeepers stars Sara Paxton and Pat Healy as the last two employees at the Yankee Pedlar Inn on its final weekend before closing. Over the weekend I was able to enjoy 2011’s sleeper hit, The Innkeepers, which is still surprisingly unique given the amount of time since the film’s release. Interestingly, each film deals with family in the face of evil.
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Last year and the year before that gave us Goodnight Mommy and The Babadook. Earlier this year we were graced with The Witch an uncomfortable tale about a puritan family moving into the new England wilderness in the 1630’s. It’s always interesting to see what each year brings to the horror genre.