Strong atmosphere, limited action, weak suspense
The best horror films combine an intriguing story, creepy atmosphere and suspense. The combination keeps the viewer involved, anticipating what is to come while immersed in a moody, eerie environment. “The Long Night,” a low-budget horror flick, never quite succeeds in getting these ingredients to gel.<br /><br />Grace (Scout Taylor-Compton) has never known her real family and has spent years trying to locate them. When an investigator calls her with news of an important lead on her parents that he must deliver in person, she and boyfriend Jack (Nolan Gerard Funk) drive to the investigator’s isolated plantation home in the Deep South. When they arrive, their host is nowhere to be found, so they let themselves in to wait for him. Soon,  peculiar things start to happen. Snakes start turning up everywhere, the couple discover a mysterious altar in the nearby woods, phone reception takes on menacing sounds and, having decided to leave at nightfall, they see that the house is surrounded by ominous figures wearing antlered goat head masks.<br /><br />These figures eventually close in and the young couple fight them off while trying to figure out what they what. The second half of the movie deals with these confrontations, which yield a significant amount of violence and bloodshed. As the plight of the besieged couple intensifies, the masked, silent figures take on the appearance of monsters. Are they human or supernatural? Director Rich Ragsdale and screenwriter Mark Young don’t reveal the answer until late in the film, yet manage to create barely enough suspense to fend off complete boredom.<br /><br />If the set-up sounds familiar, it is. Many other horror films center on individuals trapped in a remote, weird house in the middle of nowhere, exposed and vulnerable to sinister forces. It’s the variations that determines how effective it is. “The Long Night” never develops enough cleverness to make it stand out. It has its good moments and is strong on atmosphere, but it’s weak in maintaining suspense. The film becomes tedious when suspense should be building to a climax.<br /><br />Both Taylor-Compton and Funk play generic types, serviceable ingredients to move the plot forward. We know so little about these two that we never care enough about them to empathize. Funk’s Jack is a sort of arrogant know-it-all who doesn’t project charm. He cares about Grace and does his part defending them as best he can, but fails to realize he’s way over his head in taking on those oddly attired “things” outside the house. Grace has more strength than earlier damsels in distress but is otherwise a stock horror female.<br /><br />Bonus materials on the R-rated, Region A Blu-ray release include previews, director’s commentary, a short film, 3 brief behind-the-scenes featurettes, and the theatrical trailer.<br /><br />“The Long Night” seems like a film thrown together after a weekend seminar on horror movie screenwriting. It’s a home invasion thriller with a cult theme that relies on a veil of dread instead of concrete action, chills, or real thrills. Many of the requisite horror flick elements are here, but tossed together in the hope that something will work. The two central characters are not interesting, there’s a sense of deja vu throughout, and it commits the worst sin of a horror film — it gets duller as it proceeds instead of gathering steam in anticipation of a powerful ending.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Upbringing in a succession of foster homes naturally left New Yorker Grace (Scout Taylor-Compton) hungry to know her ancestry, and when a call came from the Deep South promising answers, she and supportive boyfriend Jack (Nolan Gerard Funk) headed down. They found an empty and isolated house... and as it becomes surrounded by a coven of masked cultists, the truth will come at an unholy cost. Effective shocker also stars Jeff Fahey, Deborah Kara Unger. 92 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English..