A film crew makes a medical documentary on an elderly woman who suffers from Alzheimer’s, but as she deteriorates, a series of inexplicable events prove to be something more sinister.
Terrifying, despite its small wrinkles. Alzheimer’s on its own is dramatic as much as it is horrific. To say that the people who have it and the people who love them suffer is an understatement. But, for lack of a better word, that’s what they do. Writer/editor Gavin Heffernan and writer/editor/director Adam Robitel seem to have done thorough research on the subject and understood the disastrous situation the people who face it go through. Of course, they decide to add some extra sinister to a condition that couldn’t be more painful, both physically and mentally, so, in the end, you’ll get to decide if that addition actually adds to it or takes away from it.
While certain sequences are terrifying, most of the time, I felt like crying my eyes out. Jill Larson is EXTRAORDINARY in this role, and I think I speak for all of us when I say that no one would want to see their beloveds suffering this way from that or any other disease. It is not disheartening or demoralising… it is crippling, it is bone-shuttering, and it is soul-wrenching. For everyone involved. Larson deserves every praise under the sun for making this found-footage, pseudo-documentary ‘believable’.
I have an interesting comparison for you! Watch The Taking of Deborah Logan and compare and contrast it with Relic (2020). These are two different cinematic experiences that can make everyone appreciate verisimilitude and the diverse power of narrative. Also, they are cinematic reminders that avoiding repetitive patterns is not optional but pivotal.
P.S. Relic was produced by (the disgraced now) Bryan Singer.
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