SXSW FILM REVIEW: Séance chiller Talk to Me saves the best for first.
On the two-year anniversary of her mother’s death, Mia would like her attention to be anywhere else. So she flees her house to stay with Jade and Jade’s younger brother Riley , whose family has effectively taken her in while Mia struggles to reconnect with her father.
The group soon finds themselves at a local séance where they can commune with an undead spirit using a hand-shaped talisman. But when Mia forms an unhealthy obsession with the spirit world, the friends soon learn that death is not a one-way door.reminds us of how much fun it is to understand the “rules” of a horror movie.
These flirtations with the afterlife build to a sequence where things finally veer out of control. Up to this point, writers/directors Danny and Michael Philippou lean into the comedic potential of social media-friendly possessions, but when the group of friends pushes a little too far,explodes into violence. This is one of the best horror scenes of the year so far; the combination of practical effects and dynamic camera movements ramps up the tension until a final, terrible release.
And then, just as quickly, the movie succumbs to convention. As Mia and her friends deal with the fallout of that final possession, the narrative begins to work at odds with the performances, backing characters into corners that seem to conflict with the relationships they’ve built onscreen. The best horror allows its characters to make the right decisions and then subvert them;moves forward with an unexpected turn toward hostility.
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