Untold – Movie Review
First Reaction – Untold has a disturbing series of scares.
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Director: Roderick Cabrido
Writer: Rederick Cabrido, Roselle Y Monteverde, Noreen Capili, Anton Santamaria (Screenplay)
Cast
- Jodi Sta Maria
- Joem Bascon
- Juan Karlos Labajo
- Gloria Diaz
- Mylene Dizon
Plot: TV journalist Vivian Vera hosts “Untold” documentary series. After a traumatic story investigation, strange events plague her and her crew, forcing her to confront her past secrets to uncover the truth.
Runtime: 1 Hour 47 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Untold starts when journalist Vivian Vera (Maria) investigates a story which has plagued her career. She investigates a series of horrific crimes in the area, which have a haunting connection to her. However, her investigation begins to unlock much darker secrets behind the events.
Vivian gets consumed by her nightmares, which become more horrific with each encounter. However, she struggles to balance what is real or not in her battle to understand the truth.
Verdict on Untold
Recap
The movie follows a reporter who is haunted by a series of events from the past. She investigates the incident after getting a series of nightmare visions. However, she struggles to balance reality with her nightmares.
Best Parts
The haunting moments are filled with great scares and shock every time. It also creates an interesting mystery behind what has happened, which shows a bigger corruption in the world. The performances are great and if you want a lot of jump scares you are going to enjoy this one.
Worst Parts
Some of the scares are more confusing than they need to be, with it sometimes overusing a certain style of scare. It can hold the bigger story back at times, because that is already disturbing enough without an extra jump scare.
Final Thoughts –Untold has some good scares but sometimes overuses them.
