Creep (2014)
Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.
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The "creep" was a master at passive aggressive behavior and mending emotions of the man who was hired to film. Insecurity, curiosity, and fear. The movie was one hour and not a minute was wasted. The ending was excellent. Bravo on shaky camera filming.
Amazing and engaging acting job that keeps you glued to the screen and the characters
The one good thing to say about Creep is that it is not very long. Meaning it will not take very long to get to the laughably stupid ending (I will not reveal this because I am not a spoiler) First off, it becomes very obvious from the get go that this guy is not what he claims to be (a dying father trying to reconnect with his children) If it is not obvious to you then I am forced to ask: How many films have you actually seen? Can't be too many. I am not sure why I continued to watch it after a certain point(you will know when that is when it happens) but I guess morbid curiosity and time spent up to that point stand for something(although I stopped watching "Shutter Island" about 40 minutes in, glad that I had not paid to see it.) but then when the end came I just shook my head in disbelief. Their were a few ways they could have gone with this but chose the stupidest one they could come up with. If you value your time at all, please don't make the mistake I made and use 85 minutes watching this nonsense.(I would have given it no stars but you have to give at least one so I figured it's that fact that it isn't very long.)
"Creep" is a classic, one of the best horror movies of the new millennium. Mark Duplass is superb in his role of Josef, perhaps the titular "creep". The found footage thing gets a bad rap, but it has been done to superb effect before: consider "Man Bites Dog", "Blair Witch Project", "Paranormal Activity", and the short film "Safe Haven". "Creep" is another classic to add to this list.The film really only involves two actors, and I was surprised, in a sense, to hear that it is mostly improvised. Before watching "Creep", I would have had a hard time imagining improvisation working in a horror movie. It seems like you could all too easily stray from the fearsome undercurrent each scene is supposed to carry with it - or, you could try to make everything you say scary, and thus merely become ridiculous.It must have been a tightrope, but Duplass and Brice were more than up to the challenge."Creep" has possibly the most naturalistic acting seen in a found footage film since "Blair Witch".