This film felt like looking at a student-made adaptation of a campfire horror story.
Directing seems a bit off at times, so does delivering the suspense. Overall, the acting is okay, a bit weak maybe due to the script which feels off quite often. In more cases than just one or two, the characters' behaviour is weird and goes against your common sense. Several times I found myself asking "why would you say/do that, what's your motivation".
Because of these, the film made me think the majority of the cast is just awful people. And, without the emotional bond being built, I found it hard to care what happens to any of them.
The leading actor, Carolyn Bracken, plays both of the identical twins, Dani and Darcy. This is fine, but Darcy's character is also blind.
While I would imagine playing a blind person being a formidable challenge to anyone, it certainly feels like reaching too high for Bracken. Her movement doesn't make me believe she's blind for one second; her navigating the spaces and finding stuff with her hand is too precise. Of course, I thought that this could be explained by her psychic senses... Until this theory fell through.
I will say that some of the scares were good, well-made, and I appreciated a couple of subtle things. But, without a proper script and character arch, they have a cheap undertone that's hard to ignore.
In addition, it's been a while since I've seen a film with as many plot holes as Oddity. At least the ending was entertaining - despite being dragged, it managed to make me snort slightly.
