Blind (2019 film)

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Blind
Directed byMarcel Walz
Written byJoe Knetter
Produced byIvan Bernard Hruska
Ruediger W. Kuemmerle
Robert Lucas
Kristina Rust
Caroline Williams
CinematographyThomas Rist
Edited byKai E. Bogatzki
Music byKlaus Pfreundner
Production
company
Silent Partners
Distributed byUncork'd Entertainment (US)
Release date
  • July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Blind is a 2019 horror film that was directed by Marcel Walz, based on a script by Joe Knetter.

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Synopsis

Faye is a successful actress whose career seems to only be on the rise. After receiving Lasik surgery, Faye is left totally blind and despondent, as her career seems to have dried up and she feels like she is unable to put her life back together.

Her mood is given a boost by her friends Sophia and Luke. Sophia is blind from birth, so unlike Faye, doesn't feel a sense of loss for the sighted world. Luke is mute (but not deaf), and has unrequited feelings for Faye, which he feels can never be reciprocated, despite Sophia's encouragement.

Things take a turn for the deadly when a creepy masked stranger begins to stalk Faye and murder the people around her.

Cast

Production

Filming for Blind took place "almost a year before COVID".[ citation needed ] While filming Blind Walz deliberately added colors and styles reminiscent of the giallo genre, as he wanted it to be "more of a horror/drama" than a "straight horror movie". [1]

Actor Tyler Gallant was brought on to portray Luke, a mute trainer, and to prepare for the role he viewed documentaries, videos, and books that covered mute people and muteness.[ citation needed ]

Release

Blind held a screening on July 10, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California for press and offered a limited amount of seating for general audience members. [2] This was followed by an October 13, 2019 screening at the Festival of Fear and a digital screening the following year at FrightFest. [3] [4]

Blind was released to home video and VOD in the United States and United Kingdom on November 6, 2020. [5] [6]

Sequel

In November 2020 Walz announced that there would be a sequel to Blind and that filming had been completed. He further stated that it would be a direct sequel, akin to the setup of Halloween and Halloween II , and would be called Pretty Boy.[ citation needed ]

Reception

Critical reception has been negative and Blind holds a rating of 43% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews. [7] Horror website Dread Central and sci-fi magazine Starburst both rated the film favorably, with the latter remarking that the "creeping pace and that divisive, frustrating ending will piss a lot of people off, but this is easily, queasily, one of the most disturbing horror films this year." [8] [9]

JumpCut and Flickering Myth were more negative, both criticizing the script's dialogue and pacing. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Interview: Marcel Walz, Director Of Horror Film 'Blind'". Geeks of Doom. November 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Marcel Walz's BLIND Gets Special Screening in Beverly Hills 7/10". Horror Society. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  3. ↑ "FESTIVAL OF FEAR". FESTIVAL OF FEAR. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  4. ↑ "BLIND". FRIGHTFEST DIGITAL EDITION 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  5. ↑ "Everything We Know So Far About Blind". ScreenRant. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  6. ↑ "Marcel Walz's Blind: T-shirt and Pretty Boy mask up for pre-order". JoBlo. 2020-06-17. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  7. ↑ "Blind". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango. Archived from the original on 2021-12-30. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ "BLIND Review--Stylish Slasher is More Than Meets the Eyes". Dread Central. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  9. ↑ "BLIND". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  10. ↑ "REVIEW: Blind (FrightFest 2020)". JumpCut Online. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  11. ↑ "Arrow Video FrightFest 2020 Review – Blind". Flickering Myth. 2020-08-30. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
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