Therapy

 

Name: Therapy

Directed By: Nathan Ambrosioni

Subgenre: Found Footage, Slasher, Foreign

Series: Spooktober 2019 entry #28; review #59

Review: I don't typically like watching movies relating to my profession because I tend to be overly nit-picky. Thankfully, Therapy has exceedingly little to do with actual therapeutic practice. But, in an effort to make up for that, the writers used the plot as a vehicle to answer a question you probably hadn't considered before: "who is editing all of these found footage horror movies?" Evidently, the police. In Therapy, we follow two concurrent stories that get woven together until a fairly lackluster climax. On the outset, we get to see a found footage style tale of a family whose matriarch gets kidnapped by a masked serial killer (the mask also looks like a very slightly modified Michael Myers mask--not super creative). In between those shots, we see a police investigation team struggling to quickly process the found footage and watch them to piece together the growing mystery of it all. So, Therapy is a double shot from the bottom shelf: a pretty uninventive found footage slasher meets a pretty typical police procedural (with all the pent up trauma and angst to boot). It's the pairing that makes the film somewhat interesting, but the film ultimately fails to deliver on its premise--among other complaints. Don't get me wrong, Therapy has a few good shots, and the unraveling mystery is intriguing enough, but the ending will likely have you rolling your eyes. That said, apparently the director was 17 at the time this was shot and, despite being damned by my faint praise, I actually believe Ambrosioni has an incredible amount of potential if he's already creating something that's at least somewhat unique in a sea of cliched cash-grabs and remakes. Keep on going, man!

Overall Score: 2.5 out of 5 Chads really rather wishing they were back in the office. Did Therapy scare you? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

IMDB: Here

How to Watch: Therapy is available on these platforms.

Official Trailer