Monday, January 9, 2012

The Task (2011)

By Jody. Score: 3/10

When a reality TV show has its contestants stay overnight in an abandoned prison, things go awry in this After Dark Horrorfest 5 entry.

Months after auditioning for a reality game show, 6 people are abducted and shackled together and armed only with a flashlight. If they make it though the night and complete their tasks, they will receive $20,000.Not a whole lot to say on this one. It has a very promising start with solid production values, some nice visuals, and an interesting concept that I myself would want to participate in this were it a real reality show or just a good old fashioned haunted house.

This film very accurately captures the elements of reality TV, including confessionals, but it just never gets off the ground - it takes forever for anything to really happen. Then, two plot twists later, it descends into a silly, derivative mess.

Starring: Texas Battle, Alexandra Staden, and Adam Rayner
Directed by: Alex Orwell
Budget / Gross: Info Not Available (Festival and Direct-to-DVD release)
IMDB Score: 4.0/10
Tomatometer: N/A critics and 22% audiences liked it

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