Night Moves
Colm McCarthy/UK, Ireland/2009/92 min/tbc
Witchcraft, forbidden love, adolescence and murder are just a few of the darker topics covered in Colm McCarthy’s Edinburgh based horror, the film follows as a mother and son, united by a terrible secret as they use their powers of magic and self control to attempt to escape the ruthless killer, Cathal (James Nesbitt).
Brooding and bloody from the very beginning, Outcast takes a glimpse into the world of modern black magic, and the lengths a mother will go to in order to protect her family. Visually well-crafted with shots of abandoned mines and desolate landscapes, McCarthy’s film looks eerie, and should be chilling, but it’s let down by its somewhat weak and immature plot, complete with a foreseeable ending which does nothing to change the stereotypes about black magic, or those that practice it. But what’s interesting about Outcast is the use of them theme of growing up, of sex and temptation to act as a metaphor for the loss of innocence, and ultimately, the loss of self, as the film’s frequent allusions to abstinence and denial highlight a hidden moral undercurrent that runs throughout the film. Gritty but shallow, Outcast is an underwhelming and disappointingly safe British horror.
Showing @ Cameo, 19th of June, 22:30, 23rd of June, 22:45
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