Lights Out

Lights Out is the Directoral debut of David F. Sandberg the man who was behind the short of the same name. This film is about a family that has been hit by hard times. When the mother has started to go a little crazy and is talking to someone in the dark. When they find out that something is actually in the dark. Her son and daughter must save the family from the evil force.

Lights Out was a short film that honestly is very impressive. Sandberg really was able to own the scene with great teasion on a very low budget and a very short run time. So when you go from short from to long from you have to learn how to create good characters and good story. Sandberg kills it with creating a pretty good story and really good characters in this film. The characters in this film are all very smart and not boring. So they aren't just body bags. You want to see them make it to the end of the film. That comes from the director and the actors. All the actors do a really good job on this film. No one gives a poor performace. Even the kid actor in this does a good job. The tone of the film is very solid. Sandberg was able to keep a white knucked thrill ride feeling for the the whole run time. Making good use of the lights and settings.

This film does have some very small problems. I would say mostly in the story department. It is a well done story of the family tore apart, but the creature backstory I think needed some fixing and some possbile more scares.The film is very fast and goes by quickly clocking in at just over 1 hour and 30 minutes. If they would have more scares I think this film would go from being a film that I thought was great to one that I loved from start to finish. Overall for a first time feature film maker this one they did a great job. I say also watch the short that this film is about. It's the same name so it shouldn't be to hard to find.

RATING
3 out of 4 Ticket Stubs