Director: Simeon Halligan
Writer: Simeon Halligan (Screenplay) Stephen McGeagh (Novel)
Starring: Jessica Barden, William Ash, Sally Carman, Louis Emerick, Rozanne Pallett, Andrew Ellis, Elliot James Langridge, Robet Beck
Plot: Set within the neon drenched rain swept underbelly of Manchester, where the addicted prey on the lost and the lonely.
Tagline – What’s eating you?
Runtime: 1 Hour 36 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Habit starts as we meet the skint young man Mihcael (Langridge) who heads to the job centre most days, lives with another unemployed man Dig (Ellis) when a strange young woman Lee (Barden) arrives in his life with similar struggles.
Lee introduces Michael to Ian (Ash) the owner of a local brothel, who offers him a job after he sees something he shouldn’t, knowing something else is going on in the club, he takes the role for the money he needs, but starts suffering nightmares from his time there.
Thoughts on Habit
Thoughts – Habit is an urban horror that will take us into the busy streets of Manchester in the darkest corners of the underworld of everyday life, showing us how a certain group of people are acting to stay on top of everything in the game. This is a story that will show how easily people who have struggled with emotional damage in life can easily be taken into this world, being it could be their only escape from the daily struggles. Once in the world, we will see things going in drastic direction, one that you wouldn’t expect and strangely doesn’t get completely explained, even though it has the desire of the character to do what they do. The world does feel flashy with how they operate, going against poverty situation the characters find themselves in. The performances in the film are fine, but nobody stands out to the highest level, which could have made a bigger impact in the film.
Final Thoughts – Habit is a disturbing horror that leaves unanswered questions.
