Scare Me is an American comedy horror film directed by Josh Ruben. It stars Aya Cash, Josh Ruben, Rebecca Drysdale, and Chris Redd. It was released on 1st October 2020 on Shudder.
Fred (Josh Ruben) is a struggling horror writer and an actor and hires Bettina (Rebecca Drysdale) to drive him to the cabin which he rents to go and try writing there. Bettina tells that she is also a writer but she wants to keep her ideas secret but still she says she has been writing horror story something on Korah. Reaching there, that night he couldn't write anything and went out for a run the next morning. There he meets Fanny (Aya Cash), the author of the successful horror novel Venus and is staying in a nearby cabin. In the night, the power goes off due to a thunderstorm and Fanny visits Fred in his cabin and ends up enjoying and drinking together and then Fanny tells Fred to scare her by telling scary stories.
Josh Ruben has penned the story and screenplay which you might think is very generic by reading the story above but...what comes next is a very refreshing take on an Anthology movie genre. Josh as Fred, though he's a struggling actor and writer in this film, he knows what he wants to show and how and how much he wants to show to create an impact on viewers' minds helming the director's seat.
I thought after watching, this movie has been shot during the lockdown with only four casts but no it was premiered at the Sundance film festival almost a year ago and that's was surprising as everything is there is in a minimal amount but rather falling due to its limitation, it files high and high with its supremely entertaining characters and terrific execution.
If you ask me - was it scary? I was watching it last night it was almost 11:30 pm when I sat down with this one in a dark room alone and yes, I was scared. The first story was about a small boy who saw a werewolf killing his parents but it was the second act by Fanny called "Grandpa" which was a top-notch story and so faultlessly done and shook me from inside and that one too when Fanny says, 'are you afraid that you're going to wake the woman in the attic', that got me badly. The sound design and the atmospheric creepiness and the shadows backed by the terrific cast make this film stands different from the others.
Josh Ruben as Fred Banks is excellent. His expression and comic timing are impeccable whereas Aya Cash as Fanny Addie is exceptional. The range of expressions and voice, oh my God, I was sitting with mouth open, shocked, how perfect she is. Chris Redd as Carlo in a small role, a pizza boy, did his part quite well. Rebecca Drysdale as Bettina is hilarious. She understood her character well and had portrayed it with finesse.
The cinematography by Brendan H. Banks is an example of perfection. There's no scope for beautiful camera work as most of the film has been shot inside a cabin but it is undeniably one of the finest camera work I've seen. The production design by Lauren Burge is good and accurate. The music by Elegant Too and the sound design are exceptional. It gives an immersive experience overall as the actors are enacting all the stories and the strong sound helped it to make an impact. The editing by Patrick Lawrence is also sharp.
Scare Me is not for everyone as it doesn't offer any jump scares or blood grotesque or slasher or anything like that but it grows on as the film progresses and Aya Cash and Josh Ruben are in exceptional form and delivers an impeccable act and overall the film is highly entertaining. The climax was rather mediocre and doesn't reach up to its bar that was already set with its previous acts and some might not find this as engaging horror and so I have to say again, it's not everyone's cup of tea. But if you ask me - did I enjoyed? Yes, thoroughly!!!
Rating:- 3.5/5
Now streaming on Shudder.
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