This is the second found footage film I’ve received from POV films and reviewed. This one wasn’t as good as the first. In fact I nicknamed it the Bleh Witch Project. It’s a Spanish film, very much in the tradition of Blair Witch and Last Broadcast. Nothing about this production feels smooth or natural. The back story is dumped in clumsily and the final chase scenes are straight from a bad pantomime. “She’s behind you!” Even the settings seem lazy and unimaginative, with a concrete building used to represent a 400 year old witch’s house. As well as the ubiquitous blurred ground shots we have our heroine clasping hold of the camera as if her life depended on it, even while trying to hide in the dark or after returning home to greet and slay her kin. It is simply too theatrical at times and too spare at others. In short, it’s a bit silly and very derivative.
From the producers - “Three friends film a documentary about Joanna Toy, a woman convicted of witchcraft 400 years ago in the town of Terrassa, Spain. In 1619, six women were accused of witchcraft. Five were hanged after being tortured, but Joanna Toy escaped. Her whereabouts are a mystery to this day. This found footage film and horror movie will reveal the truth behind the last witch.” Although I am disappointed to say that we don’t actually get an answer to the question of what happened to the missing witch. I’m not sure what we do get other than bored.
If you loved Blair Witch Project so much that you’ll sit through a poorly acted remake, this could be the film for you. If you enjoy the non-scares of ghost hunter documentaries and Paranormal Activity, then you may even enjoy it. I didn’t.
2/5 stars
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