Film Preview: It Lives Inside (2023)

Film Poster

Page Revisions:

(July 16, 2023) Original
(September 10, 2023) New Poster (#3)

Release Date:

September 22, 2023

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “An Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity has a falling out with her former best friend and, in the process, unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness.”

Poster Rating: C / C / B-

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Review: (#1) If you ever had that relative who would make the “brain sucker” joke, this really just reminds of that, nothing nefarious or haunting. (#2) This has a little more terrifying a concept at its heart, but the figure in the center looks like a rough cut-and-paste job and that’s not very appealing.

(#3) With plenty of details to give observers something to dwell on, This effort is perhaps a little two stuck in its color scheme, which makes the design harder to look at for the length of time needed to study its details.

Trailer Rating: B- / C

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Review: (#1) Horror filmmakers have been trying to turn non-American legends and ghost tales into Hollywood-level horror films and while there are some elements that showcase a uniqueness of vision, the trailer does a poor job avoiding the inevitably familiar appeal.

(#2) The first trailer created a sense of suspense while this second one wants to do the same without knowing how to do so. It’s a rather dull, lifeless experience that doesn’t benefit from a lack of narrative content.