Incredibly inept ghost story, which is all over the place.the pacing and scenes rarely make sense. Its still enjoyable.for all its stupidity and its worth watching for that alone. It will be difficult to find a worse film this year, but I do recommend it for people to use it as a baseline to do their best and worst films of the year.
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I don't get it.
stephen_dines-793941 November 2021
Someone must be using a bot for all of those 10/10 reviews. Is this filmed ala Bollywood? Or is someone a fan of the old Hammer House of Horror movies from the 70s? I Don't know, but they've created a bit of a mess. The acting is hammy, the use of studio dubbing for the dialogue is stupid, cuts from scene to scene, particularly in the first half, without rhyme or reason. A real throwback to the Hammer movies......but, and this may seem an odd question....... WHY???
If you have a ghost story to tell then tell it. No need for the rest of this nonsense. As for the hint at the end titles that a follow up is on the way....for the love of God - NO, thank you.
If you have a ghost story to tell then tell it. No need for the rest of this nonsense. As for the hint at the end titles that a follow up is on the way....for the love of God - NO, thank you.
The User Reviews Protest Too Much
pal555552 November 2021
I don't usually review on IMDb, but for this I had to, having seen the multiple 10 star user reviews outnumbering all the others on here.
It's obvious that the makers have put a lot of effort into this (mostly in post-production), but the film is a bit of a mess. The titular character doesn't feature all that much to warrant the title, and his gift (demonstrated at the beginning of the film) is conveniently ignored, which otherwise would make a 10 minute film.
There are some good ideas here, but they're not very well executed. The suspense and fear is missing, partly to do with the acting & direction, but more to do with the voice-work. Some character's voices sound like they have been dubbed entirely, so I spent a lot of the film disengaged because it was so jarring. Some characters, no matter where they were, seem to have the same vocal echo; be it a police station, beach head, cottage, etc.
Maybe in years to come I will be proven wrong and this will be a cult film - the silliness was intentional - but for now, a 10 star film it is not.
It's obvious that the makers have put a lot of effort into this (mostly in post-production), but the film is a bit of a mess. The titular character doesn't feature all that much to warrant the title, and his gift (demonstrated at the beginning of the film) is conveniently ignored, which otherwise would make a 10 minute film.
There are some good ideas here, but they're not very well executed. The suspense and fear is missing, partly to do with the acting & direction, but more to do with the voice-work. Some character's voices sound like they have been dubbed entirely, so I spent a lot of the film disengaged because it was so jarring. Some characters, no matter where they were, seem to have the same vocal echo; be it a police station, beach head, cottage, etc.
Maybe in years to come I will be proven wrong and this will be a cult film - the silliness was intentional - but for now, a 10 star film it is not.
Such a low budget movie
javeriahashmi4 November 2021
bad direction
xyen-4568320 February 2022
Story is not extra ordinary pretty simple i mean really simple and direction is worst so many cuts without affect it's like a amature cut videos using their phone no effects between scene change, neither acting was good.
Who are the samples giving good stars to this movie?
MrKhi1adi28 February 2022
I don't know what these people are thinking. I usually watch the movies after checking rating on IMDb. But this 8 star rated movie is a complete disappointment. This is full of illogical scenes, pathetic acting and VFX/editing. General, old, poor and boring story also...
Not going to watch
dwightshafiq2 March 2022
One simple reason not to watch this movie despite high rating: someone may spell "awesome" as "ossum". Some other people may follow suit. But if everyone who is giving a high rating is spelling it the exact same wrong way, it tells you that something is fishy.
One of the best movie
urkeshaortega31 October 2021
Horrible Mess
gomesandrew-263214 February 2022
Very good
ursanuyadav31 October 2021
Really thrilling
jmanak-130993 November 2021
Should be half rating..very very poor
rvmukeshg8 February 2022
I don't understand why high ratings has been given to this movie by some peoples. Look like they are just born and watch horror movie or they are joking.
About this movie: i watched this movie by seeing high ratings but after watching 1st episode i realised that this is worst movie, just like" bhuj the pride" movie.
Poor direction, cheap actors and visual effects is third class. Only main actor and actess was good . Aslo location is nice which is only thing to watch.
Better to watch any horror serial on television.
I also recommend to those peoples who need good sleep, because while watching u will definitely sleep 😴.
About this movie: i watched this movie by seeing high ratings but after watching 1st episode i realised that this is worst movie, just like" bhuj the pride" movie.
Poor direction, cheap actors and visual effects is third class. Only main actor and actess was good . Aslo location is nice which is only thing to watch.
Better to watch any horror serial on television.
I also recommend to those peoples who need good sleep, because while watching u will definitely sleep 😴.
Staggeringly Bad
toyl-9229715 May 2023
This may well end up as a cult classic along the lines of Ed Wood's films. The acting is just so appallingly bad, that you are either going to switch off within 5 minutes of the start, or you are going to be laughing so hard, it hurts.
Such a contradiction. The opening titles are very well done, and doubtless this is where the budget has gone. No money left for actors, so it seems the producer has simply dispensed with them, and made the brave choice to randomly select individuals from Tesco's car park to play the pivotal characters.
I have seen some guff in my time, but if this doesn't take the biscuit, I will be astonished.
Such a contradiction. The opening titles are very well done, and doubtless this is where the budget has gone. No money left for actors, so it seems the producer has simply dispensed with them, and made the brave choice to randomly select individuals from Tesco's car park to play the pivotal characters.
I have seen some guff in my time, but if this doesn't take the biscuit, I will be astonished.
Unwatchable
Leofwine_draca29 May 2023
THE HOUSE ON THE CLIFF is another Amazon Prime acquisition that they shouldn't have bothered with. In fact, I found it unwatchable. This Indian/British indie is about a ghost hunter called in to help a couple with the spirits in their house, but it's not a real film, just a succession of absolutely awful CGI ghost effects and characters talking in a room. When I watch films like this, I always wonder what the point is, because it's not discernable to me. From the first scene in which a guy wanders around a house witnessing random, appallingly animated spooks, I felt like I was experiencing a bad drug trip, and it gets no better from there.
Good movie
Gunday27263 November 2021
I Can Say I Watched It
Foutainoflife10 May 2023
Barun Rai is an individual that can see things others cannot. When law enforcement come across unsolvable cases, they consult Rai who chooses to investigate from a paranormal perspective. He is called to help with a case that includes several unusual suicides within a small seaside village.
Let's start with the obvious lack of quality. It's low budget and lacks the polished look of better funded films. The setting isn't too bad. It takes place in the 70's and the seaside cliff is naturally beautiful. The acting is not performed by seasoned actors so there's a bit of cringe going on.
In the opening sequence, I believed that the special effects might be somewhat interesting but once they started with the CGI and sound effects it took a huge nose dive. They are just not well done. The story and character development is cliché, predictable and weak and the progression is S-L-O-W. So slow that I actually had to speed up the playback to keep from getting bored.
This just didn't do anything for me and I'll never watch it again.
Let's start with the obvious lack of quality. It's low budget and lacks the polished look of better funded films. The setting isn't too bad. It takes place in the 70's and the seaside cliff is naturally beautiful. The acting is not performed by seasoned actors so there's a bit of cringe going on.
In the opening sequence, I believed that the special effects might be somewhat interesting but once they started with the CGI and sound effects it took a huge nose dive. They are just not well done. The story and character development is cliché, predictable and weak and the progression is S-L-O-W. So slow that I actually had to speed up the playback to keep from getting bored.
This just didn't do anything for me and I'll never watch it again.
This should be studied at film school
davi-shaw9 September 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Visually the photography is excellent, think Hammer Horror with a skilled eye. I liked the 70s feel to it. Its a basic Ghost story just not particularly well told.
The acting is very 'Bollywood' but is you accept that it stops being jarring.
What I cannot forgive is the editing. OK, there are load of of jump cuts as you would expect in a 70s style film, however, some of these are plain stupid. The lead actress is being followed so we see a male foot walking towards a twig, then we see a close up of the twig, wait 20 seconds whilst following the woman THEN there is the sound of a twig breaking, we are not stupid - we can join the dots.
Is the film editor a secondary school student?
Don't get me started on the sound editing - it is all over the place from looking like the actors are dubbed to weird drops in volume between edits some of the worse I have seen (heard). I'm giving it a 4 for the photography 0/10 for the rest.
The acting is very 'Bollywood' but is you accept that it stops being jarring.
What I cannot forgive is the editing. OK, there are load of of jump cuts as you would expect in a 70s style film, however, some of these are plain stupid. The lead actress is being followed so we see a male foot walking towards a twig, then we see a close up of the twig, wait 20 seconds whilst following the woman THEN there is the sound of a twig breaking, we are not stupid - we can join the dots.
Is the film editor a secondary school student?
Don't get me started on the sound editing - it is all over the place from looking like the actors are dubbed to weird drops in volume between edits some of the worse I have seen (heard). I'm giving it a 4 for the photography 0/10 for the rest.
Very strange cultural mix
lynnfellows22 May 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Why would Indians all be in a small cliff top village in UK and wouldn't they be Hindu, so why a Christian exorcism? CGI and cinematography very good, but exorcism scene too long. Enjoyable to watch, cultural mix distracting. Not sure if it was made for an Indian audience but the strong Indian accents difficult to understand at times. Why would the priest assume Indians go to church without asking first. I think the film could be shortened as 2hrs is probably too long. I think the plot was OK but like many other supernatural films, nothing new. I think there should be more of a build up to the supernatural events.
Awesome
ursamiullah31 October 2021
Great story
ursamiansari31 October 2021
Excellent movie
msa-4065931 October 2021
Excellent movie
urnickbrowne31 October 2021
Nice movie
rajababuyadav31 October 2021
Great movie
hhzzhzbobhnzns31 October 2021
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