Hermann
(Sean McGrath) is a Failed Artist TM trying to express himself through the
oft-neglected medium of hanging mobiles and trying to win the attention of
gallery owner Devorah Klein (Anne Sorce). Hermann’s mother sends him to his
rich uncle in search of a Real Job TM – but instead his uncle sends him to a
dilapidated apartment to use as an artist’s retreat until he finds inspiration.
So nothing weird so far. However…
In the
apartment, Hermann finds a mysterious hole in the wall. Pulling a thread from
the hole leads to communication with a strange entity – one who has the power
to help Hermann make his mobiles into successful art. And all the poor lonely
entity wants in return is Hermann’s company. What could possibly go wrong?
Surely there won’t be a terrible price to pay for all that success…
Deep Dark
is a lo-fi horror movie from 2015, directed by Michael Medaglia, with shades of
Being John Malkovich and Little Shop Of Horrors, but with a few more WTF
scenes than either.
Deep Dark also
has a wicked sense of humour and a fair helping of blood, guts and other
disgusting stuff, although it’s also strangely restrained at times. Not
everything makes sense. For example the opening scene features a man removing a
bathplug from his abdomen. It’s a great horror scene, really inventive, well
done! but I have no idea how this fits in with any of the rest of the film.
However for the most part this is a well plotted movie with a strong subtext.
The relationship between Hermann and his somewhat unusual muse is a metaphor
for the pain of the creative process. At least I hope it's a metaphor. If all artists actually have to do this then I have more respect for them than ever.
Score: 3
out of 5 stars
All movies
reviewed on the Sci-Fi Gene blog are given a score of 3 out of 5 stars.
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