100 WORD FILM REVIEWS / Shock
Shock (1977): C+
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Secrets, guilt, and ghosts. Things start to go downhill when a recently institutionalized woman moves back into the home that she shared with her now-deceased husband. Her son starts acting like a creep, something’s up with the basement, and her new husband thinks she’s having another mental health crisis. Style kept me invested when substance was lacking, or scenes were dragging, or the son was annoying. Great final act and some really effective stuff involving the kid. There's a solid, simple and very memorable jump scare at the end that’ll please any horror fan. Daria Nicolodi goes all out in this one.
Michael Seymour Blake, Guest Contributor
