“Staring is creepy”
Mark Duplass ventures into Psychological Torture Horror in Creep, a Found Footage film about a guy named
Aaron (played by the film’s director Patrick Brice) who takes a job from an
anonymous Craigslist ad asking for
documentary assistance. Aaron drives out to said persons house to start the day
uncertain whether it’s a man, woman or child, but when he gets there things
seem eerie until he is startled by Joseph (played by Mark Duplass). Joseph
seems friendly and inviting, giving Aaron a bit of a reason to cautiously let
his guard down, yet something still seems off but maybe it’s all in Aaron’s
head.
What Creep does
well with this type of style, is put us on edge with not knowing what’s to
happen next as everything is played so naturally. At the same time we’re put to
easy because nothing is taken to a ridiculous height in terms of what’s
possible of what would happen realistically. The Found Footage take on this
type of Horror piece makes things more fearfully ambiguous, as Aaron is
carrying the camera for most of the movie making you wonder what’s happening
behind him, and when he sits the camera down you really get the sense it’s just
two grown strangers in a house together and really anything could happen.
A knock on the film is the fact that Aaron is played to be
nervous the entire movie, if he was more jovial and relaxed, the paranoia would
be more palpable as in a sudden realization, but Aaron is constantly on edge making
the vibe of the movie one note at times instead of an emotional rollercoaster
of disappointment. Another knock as with many Found Footage movies, you feel
annoyed that Aaron is documenting everything he’s going through but in this
film it makes the most sense than in most Found Footage films to date.
Creep over all allows
a naturally planned out plot development to make things more realistic and
therefore scarier, as it helps to put us in this scenario and question how we
would handle it and contemplate it. Mark Duplass does an excellent job playing
an anxious psycho who’s somewhat misunderstood and yet vibrant and modern. You
feel for him, fear him and are annoyed by him at all points. Only Mark Duplass
could be enthusiastic enough to portray what he puts Aaron through, with his
relentless energy and antics towards a quest for connection.
If you have a late night and want to check something out
that’s both fun and intriguingly freaky, throw Creep on and treat it like crime evidence you just found…….you
won’t regret it. Creep is an
impressive experiment in the Horror genre all based on emotions, comedy and one
lone camera that looked like a ton of fun to make.
-
Maurice Jones
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