go down a the most expensive film in finnish history and to date and dark floor be a horror film with an extremely lynchian narrative that recount an ever increasingly decrepit series of floor ( ironically enough ) in an abandoned hospital and in which our protagonist be trap . lead by an autistic daughter and her father and himself disenchant with the hospital apparent lack of medical progress with his daughter and make their way into an elevator debate the issue with one of the hospital nurse . accompany by a security guard and a businessman and a seemingly intoxicate tramp the collective soon find the complex abandon and but they be not alone . direct by finnish born pete riski and more know for his television work and dark floor be film in english and use mainly english actor but have the notable inclusion of finland arguably most famous group lordi ( 2006 eurovision song contest winner ) a themselves and i. e. in their on stage monstrous costume and a the film antagonist and yet for all this razzmatazz the production fail where it be need most and in convince the audience . any film that have their lead character use the phrase it too quiet be already head down a dubious path and and this lordi influence horror do not break that convention . for all the good idea that be throw into the mix there be a handful of ripe clichés alongside and bad of all and anything that be interestingly original isn not flesh out enough for it to resonate . the concept of the degrading floor be initially highly ominous and do provide a sense of inevitable doom a the audience be aware those trap in the hospital must progress ever far down in the mire . however and there isn not enough atmosphere create to scare and intimidate the audience into the unknowing fear and the viewer be aware the journey will become ever more dangerous and a the level degenerate from shiny white through to hellish black and but i do not think the character be aware enough of this fact for it to be threaten . also and the entire film take place in what be essentially it own time bubble be again a very nice touch and a concept not often use in the horror genre and but the character do not confront the situation with enough fear and trepidation when they stumble across this fact and they continue about their business far too readily and without enough genuine concern for the idea to mean anything to the audience . these initially good idea be just leave to go to waste and a if the director and or or mr lordi ( who have many of the idea use within the film ) have these thought and but couldn not agree or decide on how to best use them and a such lose their purpose and point . yet for all the frustration there be large quantity of comedy and yet not for the reason the creator would have hop for . too much be clichéd and too much be recycled and too much be just simply ridiculous . while the lead be amicably act by noah huntley and the character be mere cardboard cut out that have be paste into the story from other film . we have a lead man do everything possible to protect his daughter alongside a clunkily develop love interest . accompany the couple we have the traditional token black man a a hard nosed security guard and with the nigh on infinite clip for his sidearm and and a weasely disbelieve businessman only on the look out for himself . bad of all though and unfortunately and be the introduction of the cast of lordi a the creature of the night that torment our wander band of misfit and but not for them appear a themselves . what make a horror film scary to the view audience be contextualising the fear . the shining be scary because it a member of your own family hound you and in dawn of the dead it our fear of each other and the primordial cannibalism and irrational thought pattern the zombie possess and in alien the fear be explain and the creature be rationalise and in dark floor there be none of that . perhaps it unfair to compare this production to these monolith of the genre but when you do it show it pal significantly and that it aggressors feel like nothing more than demented klingons where you can almost see the zip on the costume they wear and without a build up of any atmosphere lordi just aren not scary . it infuriate because we all cheer for the underdog and hope they do well and you want the small production to say that they can create the same quality of film a hollywood churn out and much in the similar way that george a romero start out and but it doesn not always materialise . i enjoy the film and do not feel a if i have waste the ninety minute i have just sit through and but i felt enjoyment on a completely hollow level a if nothing that have occur matter or affect me subconsciously and emotionally or critically . i felt the almost lynchian narrative be a standout plus point and but it fade out into nothingness . why do it happen . what do it mean . will they go through this all again . without even the slight insight into what will happen the film be simply puzzle for the sake of try to be arty . be the entire sequence of event real or be it merely a dream sequence . have the autistic girl watch the eurovision song contest of 2006 and simply have a highly bizarre nightmare give the stress she be under . who know . and unfortunately i fail to work up the energy to even care . dark floor be an infuriate experience that while ultimately shallow hallmark potential and at the very least show a plethora of creative energy from mr lordi and who perhaps should look into work solo to fully develop his idea . it one that fan of the group or the genre should perhaps pursue but will leave you feel leave in the lurch for not have enough light shed on the situation .