Click, Light… Inhale and Pufffff…
Reviewed by Cigarette Smoking Man B
The Middle East is known for a lot of stuff but it never crossed my mind that horror movies would be one of them. I seen this movie popping in and out of the net but getting my hands on this one left me high and dry unwittingly. Written and directed by Hasan Karacadağ which reportedly recounts the true story of a woman who lives in İzmir, Turkey actually reminded me of some other known ‘true story’ movies such as the Exorcist and The Amytivlle Horror. The recipe is quite simple, ‘I-saw- something-there’ wife and ‘There’s-nothing-there-honey-husband, added with ‘What’s-wrong-with-you?’ friend and ‘It-might-be-evil’ friend, shimmered with a dose of ‘I’ve-come-to-help-you’ priest and then served with fresh an evil demon coming to kill em’ all. Whoops! Seen that, done that, threw that out the window.
(Listening to Iron Maiden’s Run To The Hills while reviewing)
It goes something like this, Twenty-seven-year-old Canan (Ayça İnci) and her husband Volkan (Burak Hakkı) have just moved into a large, new house. Life seems to continue on its routine track in the young couple's new house until one day, when Canan starts feeling that strange things are happening to her although she cannot understand what and why. Canan gradually starts turning into an evil creature as a mysterious and malicious being takes control of her body and actions day after day.
The only thing that I would say stood out would be using Islamic mythology and demons as its inspiration, the Semum (also known as Ernie with Iron Maiden Fans) are a race of demons created by Satan that ruled the earth before god created men, banished to hell, they seek to slay humankind and jam on rock album covers as a screw to god. The flick starts out slow, then slower, then slow, then slower, slow, slower and then just when you think you figured it out, there is an argument scene in hell with the Holy man and a dance crew of semums. The debate? Who’s the man? God or Satan. I’ll just let you figure out who won that dance off. The movie does have its creepy moments and some unique views on the whole possession routine but overall, you’ll feel that lighting up another cigarette for this flick might not be the best idea. The ending comes with a twist that is supposed to do the trick but kinda doesn’t really add up. Watch it once and call your mom on the phone and tell her how much you love her. Download here
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