After taking a night off dealing with some type of 24 hour
bug (maybe the chemtrail poisoning I witnessed), I decided to jump back into
the swing of things with a found footage flick from Director Sean Stone, son of
famed Director Oliver Stone. The movie I found was Greystone Park
Plot/ In October 2009, the filmmakers went into an abandoned
psychiatric hospital to explore the haunted institution, famous for its
radical treatment of patients with mental illness. Electroshock, insulin
therapy, and lobotomies were commonplace. Once inside, the filmmakers quickly
discovered that they were not alone; this story is based on their experiences.
I am honestly starting to feel like the found footage movement
has run its course, and that there needs to be a break from them for a while. I
am sure it is not just me, as I believe they all are starting to run together.
This one falls somewhere in the middle of the gambit of those that have come
out over the past decade. Sure, it is not perfect, with uneven acting, some
poor visuals, and a miserably rushed ending, but there were some decent moments
especially early on. There is some atmosphere and tension, there were some
psychological elements and there are some interesting effects that take place
within the confines of some of the scenes. In the end, it was not the worst movie
of this genre I have watched. Would I recommend it? I guess that would depend on the day, but even
then, that recommendation would be only to fans of this genre.
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