RATING: B+

Uncork’d Entertainment in association with Traverse Terror presents a 377 Films production. Written, lensed, edited, and directed by Bruce Wemple. Produced by Ryan J. Sloan and Bruce Wemple. 

Stars Kaitlyn Lunardi, Cedric Gegel, Chris Cimperman, Grant Schumacher, Leah Eckardt, Will Mazel, Lejon Woods, and Alex Nevin.

A young woman comes to shocking grips with her family’s past in this tense supernatural horror film from Bruce Wemple.

Having been in one foster home after another since childhood, Abby has finally found the shocking truth about her birth parents. Her foster brother Steve has been tracking them down and discovered they have passed. In addition, Abby has learned she has inherited her parents’ home, which had been abandoned for so many years, in the middle of the woods. It is here where Abby discovers something shocking. 

Upon her entering town, she is warned not to stay in town. However, Abby is determined to find out what happened in that home. When she arrives, she finds some old video tapes along with a camcorder. As she watches the tapes, she notices something strange in the videos. When she turns to local Kyle for help, she discovers the horrifying truth: Her birth parents were found dead along with 13 others in the home. She finds herself ousted by the town with the exception of Kyle. She decides to get down to the bottom of the mystery of the house, even if it means her own life hangs in the balance. 

Inspired by the late 1990s American trend of remaking supernatural Japanese horror, filmmaker Bruce Wemple has come up with an interesting story of a very flawed woman who discovers the cracks in the foundation of her troubled past. One that soon becomes her biggest nightmare. The film is a bit of a slow burn, but once it picks up, this becomes a movie definitely worth watching as there are some intricate twists and turns that make you more engaged. 

Kaitlyn Lunardi is perfectly cast as Abby due to her emotional range. She is one of the most flawed protagonists from the beginning of the film. Having some support from her foster brother Steve, she is immediately blasted by her foster sister Laura, who learns she had been squatting in her old apartment and wants her out. However, it is when Steven reveals that his work as a PI reveals her birth parents and her inheritance of her childhood home that she never remembered.

What is very intriguing is the fact that the use of a 90s old school camcorder is the object that could be the cause of the madness that has entrapped Abby as well as make her an outcast amongst the townsfolk. As if she hasn’t had enough animosity with certain people in her life. The only one who seems to care besides Steven is local Kyle, played by Chris Cimperman. In a shocking twist, Lunardi plays dual roles in both Abby and her birth mother, who was a local therapist who videotaped her sessions with one patient succumbing to the Devil and could be the reason why things would eventually go awry and impact her life since childhood. However, the third act takes a totally shocking twist that is out of left field, but still manages to work.

Capture is a really good entry in Bruce Wemple’s works. The influences are there and go for a slow burn that leads to some unbelievable twists and turns. If you like films like The Ring or The Grudge, you may enjoy this one!

The film will be released on VOD and Digital on March 17.