A group of teenagers unknowingly summon a paranormal presence during their weekend trip to the Joshua Tree desert. This monster mimics their appearances to hide among them and seeks to separate them into groups of five to complete its deadly ritual.... (Full plot summary below)
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A group of teenagers unknowingly summon a paranormal presence during their weekend trip to the Joshua Tree desert. This monster mimics their appearances to hide among them and seeks to separate them into groups of five to complete its deadly ritual.
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| The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweFavoring psychological chills over blood-soaked mayhem, Callahan’s impressively crafted debut nods to recent horror classics while displaying an eminently distinctive vision of its own. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyThis is all a lot more interesting than some guy in a mask running around with a kitchen knife. Though not at all comedic like the “Happy Death Day” films, Head Count similarly plays with narrative perception in clever ways. It’s an admirably disciplined film with committed performances by actors playing characters more complicated than the usual horror casualty list. |
| Film ThreatAlex SavelievThere’s a great story buried somewhere deep within the desert that is Head Count – about a brotherly bond, about jealousies that assume anthropomorphic shapes, about a demon that literally reflects our insecurities. Ellen Callahan hints at those stories but ends up telling the most basic version. |
| Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayMost of the first half of director Ellie Callahan’s supernatural thriller Head Count feel like a waste of time, made all the more frustrating once the movie starts to improve. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreYeah, Head Count loses its head in the third act. Whatever promise it had is long gone by then (there’s little urgency among the stoners, the threat seems more existential than real). And in a crowd of characters we have zero time to develop empathy for (like their director, they’re all beautiful), when the Big Moment comes, the only sane response is “Who cares?” |
| User ReviewumaumaiThis movie starts with a lot of promise, but that unfortunately that just turns into a lot of problems as there isn’t a lot moving this film forward. The mostly good acting and dialogue isn’t enough to keep this somewhat empty horror story from falling short of its mark. It is filmed well enough and there is actually a plot which is more then I can say about a lot of things I have seen from this decade. There just isn’t enough happening in this psychological horror thriller so it’s hard for me to recommend it. However, I ended up liking it more then I thought I would by the time the end credits started. |
| User ReviewbartcbemIts nothing spectacular but you can clearly see that it was made by a group of people who are fans of horror and were trying their best. Also very nice cinematography and pretty decent acting from all the young members of the cast. |
