‘It knows what scares you…’
Bring Out the Fear is a 2021 Irish horror film about a couple in a doomed relationship who decide to take one last walk together… in the local forest.
Written, directed and edited by Richard Waters (In a Stranger’s House; short: Video Nasty; Sodium Party). Produced by Alison Scarff.
The Weird Pretty Pictures stars Ciara Bailey, Brian Matthews Murphy, Tad Morari and James Devlin.
Plot:
Rosie (Ciara Bailey) and Dan (Tad Morari) are a couple in a doomed relationship. Deciding to call it a day in the least acrimonious way possible, they decide to take one last walk in a favourite destination; the local forest.
However, the endlessly winding paths suddenly lead nowhere, the trees never seem to end, the sun never sets and a sinister presence starts stalking and tormenting them, trying to drive them insane. There is seemingly no escape but what exactly are they hiding from?
Our review:
A bickering couple become lost in a creepy forest where time and space seem distorted. The unlikeable pair begin to break down and say f*ck a lot for dramatic effect and to emphasise their predicament. We spend a considerable amount of time with them yet learn little about their motivations and background except Rosie had a booze problem. Bring Out the Fear is a well-shot, stylised Blair Witch-influenced, overlong movie that lacks any sense of real horror and may have worked better as a short. Impatient viewers may well agree when one of the protagonists admits: “I don’t remember much. Just a lot of walking.”
Adrian J Smith, MOVIES & MANIA
Trailer:
Cast and characters:
Ciara Bailey … Rosie; Tad Morari … Dan; Brian Matthews Murphy … Trapped; James Devlin … Eric
Filming locations:
Wicklow, Ireland
Technical details:
1 hour 27 minutes
