Luke David Blumm as David is a likeable young actor, which is a very good thing, as it is our sympathy for his plight and that of his mother Laura (Andi Matichak) that drives this horror film. Struck with a progressive illness, his scenes are often harrowing, sprinkled throughout the slow-burning story.
Director and writer Ivan Kavanagh plays around with what we think is going on and as such, fuels a story we might have seen variations of before. It’s presented in a low-key manner, the moments of horror sprinkled over events that we are increasingly convinced cannot have a happy ending.
Amid the unravelling of the plot and the occasionally disturbing moments, the question that frequently hits the viewer is: how far would you go to save your son? My score is 8 out of 10.