The Last Light (2011) Reviews

• The Last Light: So...........bored

  Platypuschow2017-08-28

  This Irish ghost story is somewhat of a bore, 85 minutes of very little actual activity and barely even any dialogue. A lone construction worker ventures into an abandoned derelict care home to seal it up and prevent vandalism but discovers ghostly happenings within. Trouble is very little happens and when it does it's done frantically and incompetently. Saying that the film was made for a declared budget of little of £100 and that's outstanding! Regardless it is what it is and it is........a bit of a bust. The Good: Well made considering the budget The Bad: The "Encounter" moments are noisy, shaky cam, overly long messes Recycled sound effects Too many "Filler" scenes So criminally boring

• As bad as "I Spit On Your Grave"

  michandgreg2015-11-06

  I saw the cover and thought, "this looks pretty scary". I had never heard of this film but a friend asked about it, so I thought I'd give it a shot. From the start it was slow, boring and what acting you did see was horrendous; it only got worse from there. The "ghosts" were not in the least bi frightening. The jump out of your seat and scream, or "shock" scenes, literally made me laugh they were so poorly done. The cinematography was horrible, even jerky at times. I understand low budget, but compare it to "Insidious" or "Paranormal Activity" which were very low budget as well, this didn't make the cut, by far. This "film" should never have made it to the theaters let alone brought to video. 1 star is way to generous for this"movie".

• a nice little ghost story

  illmade2016-03-31

  A nice little ghost story. I can understand the bad reviews here and elsewhere, after all the American viewing audience has been reduced to the level of a twelve year old. If it's not a Marvel extravaganza Blockbuster, or another re-hash of Lucas's 40 year old trilogy , it's just not worth watching. Right? First it is not a American production so don't expect it to be a roller-coaster ride of thrills and effects, second it's low budget again don't expect it to be a roller-coaster ride of thrills and effects, and thirdly the people depicted are not Americans so don't expect them to act, talk or look like they are. The story telling is quite good, the atmosphere is quite good, the acting is quite good over all. If you're a fan of horror from Ireland, Scotland or Wales then you'll probably enjoy it, if you're not then you wont.

• Would have made a STELLAR short film. Feature...doesn't quite make it. *Spoilers!!!*

  AndyVanScoyoc2015-11-17

  This could have been a fabulous movie, and WOULD have been...had it been released as a short film, rather than a full-length. Love the soundtrack, loved the countryside and the old building used in the film...incredible! Quite confusing as to the abandoned building's purpose (hospital, asylum? It was never made even remotely clear,) but what lovely architecture! Started out fantastic and I was really impressed. I don't care about gore, scariness, etc...I like a good,chilling ghost tale, and this movie did a good job delivering...until it became too drudging. After the events that transpired, there was no way Robbie could NOT have realized he was dealing with supernatural events. Little kids can't beat the daylights out of a man his size and be human. Having MANY opportunities to escape the house (at that point with being roughed up by a creepy girl ghost and some creepy boy ghost screaming in my face) I'd have stayed in the light and gotten out any way, possible risking life and limb to do so. But what does Robbie do? Continues through the house, not nearing any closer to the first floor and an easier escape, but instead, traverses the darkest and most dangerous parts of the house looking for a young hoodlum who, apparently, found himself in more trouble than he bargained for. I can understand wishing to help the young man, Michael, he finds in the attic, but honestly, it slowed the pace, painfully extended what was a good story and dampened any enthusiasm I'd had. The placing of the sister-in-law in the film was a nice touch, but as the movie drudged on, with far too much added in (for length I'm assuming) the impact of the tale, was seriously, adversely affected. I'd LOVE to see this movie, edited to be no more than an hour, hitting all the key points it took too long to make at the unneeded length and you'd have one, unbelievably scary and awesome movie.

• Absolutely AMAZING

  glen-stewart932012-07-09

  Okay so you go to the Cinema to see a film made with a VERY low budget you don't expect to be that pleased so you expect a not that great film... From the 1st scene I knew straight away that this was not going to be a poor film the quality, the scenery EVERYTHING was just right. It felt like a film you would see around the world but no this was a local film and I just cant believe that a small team with such a small budget managed to pull this off! I cannot imagine what quality of movie could be made with the millions of pounds budget big names spend... For a young crew I can see a very bright future for YFP (Yellow Fever Productions) and I look forward to seeing more movies by George Clarke and Robert Render!