Here we talk about the evolving relationship between Keith and Jessica. In mysterious circumstances, a strange cult is revealed in a distant camp. Accordingly, two scientists are appointed to reveal the case and reach accurate results and send it to the specialists as soon as possible.
The movie's essential ingredients are simply two good actors, a lab compound, surveillance cameras and an eerie forest that may be driving the characters mad.
... manages some intermittent tension, bolstered by a pair of strong performances, yet there are too many sequences where nothing of consequence happens.
[The film] pitches its tent in a disorienting space between nature and cult(ure), as Sean Kirby's initially lyrical camerawork takes on an increasingly hallucinatory urgency, and Keith falls prey to paranoia delusion.
The final sequence is not only surprisingly satisfying, but offers us an uncomfortable moment that resembles closure, while avoiding an overly clean denouement. Unfortunately, the effectiveness of this ending highlights the weakness that preceded it.
They Remain, the first filmed take on [Laird Barron's] work, manages to replicate a gratifying amount of that distinctive vibe, infusing the story with large doses of free-form agoraphobic anxiety. It lingers.
With little in the way of plot (the source material is a short story), this sci-fi-tinged horror film is carried solely by the actors and atmosphere, and in the case of the former, it mostly succeeds.
While it runs a bit too long, the direction is impeccable, the acting brilliant, and the ending pays off the slow build with something explosive yet heady.
