All paths lead to an unavoidable outcome, at least that’s the conclusion demonstrated by the teenage motley crew facing a nightmarish problem in director Alessio Liguori’s “Shortcut.” If only someo…
). The kids razz each other, trade prophetic riddles and discuss the rare lunar eclipse happening that night. But once their big-hearted driver Joseph encounters an abandoned construction site with a pile of downed trees blocking the road, everything changes, as they’ve stumbled into a trap set by someone — or something.
Mounting tension peaks fairly early during a knockout sequence, after Joseph has been killed by the inhuman creature and the kids watch through fogged-up windows as Pedro is eaten. The dank, dark tunnel provides an ideal playground for the scares, while Luca Santagostino’s saturated cinematography and Miriam Judith Reichel’s production design make the exterior and interior of the cherry red school bus pop.
There’s little connection made between the lunar eclipse’s timing and the monster’s appearances, leading to more questions than answers. The wholly unnecessary flashback about an explorer, whose attempt at killing the creature failed miserably, shifts the narrative to his POV when the film should be focused on the kids and their increased pressure to vanquish their petrifying pursuer.
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