"Worm" Review - Written by Anthony T

Worm
Year: 2010
Director: Richard Powell
Studio: Fatal Pictures
Stars: Robert Nolan
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 16 Mins
Official Website: http://www.myspace.com/wormthemovie




"Worm is the second film from Richard Powell, who directed the chilling short film "Consumption", which I reviewed last year.

"Worm" focuses on the mind of a troubled high school teacher. Geoffrey Oswald Dodd. It takes place during the course of a typical school day as you get an insight into the darkest depths of the human mind. Inside Dodd's mind lies something that is dark, troubling and foul rotting him the inside out. Soon, his mind and thoughts get so dark that it may put him on the brink on self-destruction and insanity.

"Worm" is a chilling film that goes into the psyche of a troubled person. Writer/ Director Richard Powell does a good job making this film have its eerie and intense tone, as it's makes you think that something bad is about to happen. The reason that I got this feeling was the way Powell directs everything. His direction helps make the film focus on the character's state of mind. He does that by making the actions of the main actions, so neurotic that you think that the character is going to snap at any moment. Another reason that I had that feeling was the way that Powell makes his main actor talk, when he goes into monologue mode. By having the demented attitude in those monologue, it really makes everything in the film chilling. Powell does that in the performance, so that you think that this character can lose his mind at any moment and do something shocking and unforgivable.

Powell's screenplay has the edginess in this screenplay that made his first short film "Consumption" successful. I thought he did a very good job making everything have a certain edginess feeling towards the action. It helps make everything entertaining to the point that your into the story. But what makes the story good was the fact that Powell tells the story from the main character's state of mind. By doing that, it makes this film feel like of a character's study, instead of a film that just goes down a road where nothing happens and you're bored to death. I also liked how Powell wrote the dialogue. Most of it comes off as mean spirited, but I think that it was needed to achieve the state of the character's mind in the that he rants in the monologues. By also doing that with the dialogue, it give the character that demented feel that is needed to make you guess if he's going to over the edge and act out on those thoughts.

"Worm" is a demented character study that gives you that chilling feel that keeps your interest thought.

Review Rating: Four Stars