Interferencia

I used to dislike horror movies, considered them stupid. But, anyway, it happens I make exceptions. I find something really cool in this film. Rarely have I ever seen a film that has scared the crap out of me but I tell you the truth this film gave me shivers down my neck. Unlike most horror films this one cares about the development of the characters. Yes, it is true, is a film with very low production value. Yes, no doubt I've seen short films with better sound. But I submerged myself in the plot and I could not leave until the film ended. I recommend this film and I'm glad that Asylum are finally bringing out good horror movies these days

A young man picks up another person's phone call on his cordless, and he soon gets involved in a murder plot.

This film has weak picture and sound, with the film allegedly being rushed together in eight days. The acting is so-so, and not bad for being rushed through. The poor picture and sound cannot be excused, as whether done in one day or one month, you have to use the right equipment. Obviously, the people involved here did not.

In some ways, this can be seen as a low-budget, Spanish, modern version of "Blue Velvet". I mean, not really, but the premise is not terribly different. (I guess it could be compared to any number of Italian giallo stories, too, but I do not want to give these guys any more credit than necessary. Good influences do not mean good art.)

Sometimes, when seeking a movie nothing will do except a good thriller. Dead Line certainly fits the bill.

A little warning however: if you are going to watch this film you are better off not knowing too much specifics about the plot.

The plot thickens as the film goes by. A really remarkably well built tension mounts.

It is deep and horrifying. It goes all the way to the darkest places in human mind.

The plot also has some very surprising shifts.

Just wait till nightfall, turn off the light and watch this film.

Did you ever watch a really bad movie and get mad about it? Even a movie you didn't have high expectations for? Well I just rented the movie "Dead Line". This is the US video title for "Interferencia". Now I have seen a lot of bad movies, and watched a lot of "B" titles, but this is in another league all its own. It was put out on "The Asylum" label, and anyone that rents a lot of direct to video horror films knows this label. When you rent one of there's you know what your getting. A lot of marginal acting low budget horror, but usually still pretty good. Not this one. The acting by the three leads was beyond bad. Even fast forwarding couldn't help. The tag line on the front of the box says"..in the tradition of DePalma's Body Double. The nerve to compare this to that classic movie. The only true comment is "The screams you will hear are real". Yea you will be the one screaming if you rent this.

Viewing some of the adamant comments by the two hell bent posters condemning this film I can only come to the conclusion that they haven't seen much in the way of no budget independent film and have very little patience for it anyway. My advice to them is to stick to polished mainstream efforts which spell it all out for you. Okay,Interferencia is technically pretty amateurish the shots aren't even framed correctly in some scenes and it has a disjointed naturalistic quality to it. The acting by much of the cast is obviously done by non professionals,as some of the performances tend to lean toward the broad category. Considering this is about one man's increasing paranoia about a killer's conversation he accidentally overhears the crude nature of the film and increasingly screetching cacophony of the score lends itself well to protagonist Martin's ever growing state of hysteria. His skewed perspective is what we follow here and the outcome is based on a seldom used literary plot twist that although successful in that medium requires a bit more craftsmanship to pull off in a visual one. That's where Interferencia's reach exceeds it's grasp and some of the viewer's suspension of disbelief may not go quite that far. It didn't for me. An ambitious effort for a micro budget film but not quite the masterwork or worst film in the world that some of the posters here will lead you to believe.