The Power

Air Street Films (2021)

Horror

UK | English | Color | 01:32

#5186

5.5

6,109

Xvid

MP4

| 1 disc

London, 1974. As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts to sweep across the country, trainee nurse Val arrives for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary. With most of the patients and staff evacuated to another hospital, Val is forced to work the night shift, finding herself in a dark, near empty building. Within these walls lies a deadly secret, forcing Val to face both her own traumatic past and deepest fears.

Cast View all

	Mark Smith	Headmaster
	Marley Chesham	Young Val
	Rose Williams	Val
	Diveen Henry	Matron
	Amy Beth Hayes	Sister
	Maria Major	Gynie Woman
	Paul Antony-Barber	Chief
	Robert Goodman	Janitor
	Nuala McGowan	Terry
	Anjelica Serra	Margaret
	Sarah Hoare	Joan
	Shakira Rahman	Saba
	Charlie Carrick	Franklyn
	John Mackay	Senior Doctor
	Joe Haddow	DJ Mike
	Gbemisola Ikumelo	Comfort
	Abe-Valentino Charlery	Coma Patient
	Frances Harniess	Coma Patient
	Brian Rodger	Coma Patient
	Emma Rigby	Babs
	Anah Ruddin	Figure
	Theo Barklem-Biggs	Neville
	Clara Read	Gail
	Shubham Saraf	Junior Doctor
	Paul Brightwell	Psychiatric Consultant

Crew View all

Director	Corinna Faith
Writer	Corinna Faith
Producer	Will Clarke, Lizzie Francke, Tom Harberd, Phil Hunt, Andy Mayson, Compton Ross, Elliot Ross, Fenella Ross, Mike Runagall, Rob Watson, Matthew James Wilkinson, Ross Williams
Musician	Max de Wardener, Elizabeth Bernholz
Photography	Laura Bellingham

Personal

Owner	Jackmeats Flix
Location	Horror Disk 1
Purchased	Dec 31, 2021 at YTS
Quantity	1
Seen	Jan 02, 2022 at home w/bec
Added Date	Dec 31, 2021 02:05:53
Modified Date	Feb 08, 2022 11:28:37

Notes

My quick rating - 5,2/10. Shudder exclusive if you want to check it out. I didn't really know what it was about going in and I don't think that helped nor hindered. I think seeing this on someone's top 10 of horror in 2021 hurt though since it wasn't close to touching mine. This flick does have atmosphere in spades but with the good, there is also so much of it that you just don't get to see. Yes, it is set in the 70s during widespread power outages but there is a point when you have to allow the audience to see things to fully appreciate them. But as far as our ghost story that we are following, it is slow going, to say the least. Every time something does happen, it is either prefaced or followed by lengthy periods of nothing. Just painful pacing for such a simple story. I would suppose it may be quite frightening to work in a hospital overnight when the power is out so every corner hides something that may or may not be in your mind. But using this so tediously does end up a bit tired. The acting was actually pretty good though, so when the story is being unfolded, they do help draw you into caring of where it is going. I am just going back and forth writing this of below average, then above. The good aspects are just that and are balanced out by the bad. The scares are few and far between while the costuming and sets are above average. I'll leave this one up to you since I can see it go either way by ones' specific taste.

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