Something in the Dirt movie review

MOVIE TITLE: Something in the Dirt

This interesting paranormal movie is now available in select theaters, Amazon video, DVD, and other streaming services.

RATING: R

LENGTH: 1 hour 56 minutes

MOVIE REVIEW MOM GRADE: B

IN A NUTSHELL:

When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city and each other.

The movie was written by Justin Benson. He also stars in the movie with Aaron Moorehead. Together, they produced it with David Lawson Jr. I’d never seen any of their previous work, but I’m intrigued now and think their buddy-comedy is fun.

THINGS I LIKED:

The movie is a mixture of comedy, horror, and mystery.
It doesn’t take very long to draw you into the mystery.
The storytelling technique that’s utilized is extremely entertaining.
Great sound effects!
There’s a lot of science and math that are explained. I have no idea if any of it is actually true or not, but it sounds good!
It explores supernatural phenomena, as well as the characters’ self-reflection in the story.
I got a kick out of the dark humor.
This movie reminded me of the TV show called “Connected”. The more we look, the more we realize how everything is interconnected on this planet.
At the end of the movie, we see on the screen the words “This film is dedicated to making movies with friends.” It definitely looked like they had a blast making the movie together.
Keep watching during the rolling credits for some odd video clips and images.
The low-budget look of the film works perfectly to underscore the low-budget documentary the two characters are working on.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

The mysterious movie looks like a fictional story as a feature film, but then it cuts to documentary-style clips where people are interviewed, talking about what they think happened.
Some people will be annoyed by the ambiguous ending.
Some of the visual effects are pretty hokey.

TIPS FOR PARENTS:

Kids will be extremely bored.
Lots of smoking and drinking alcohol.
Profanity, including lots of F-bombs
Talk of pedophilia
Talk of a parole officer
Talk of drugs
Some gory goop

THEMES:

Friendship
Nature
Magnetism
Mysteries of the universe
Second chances
Self-reflection

FUNNY LINES:

“Speed is fine. Accuracy is final. Wyatt Earp said that.” – John Daniels (Aaron Moorhead)
“We might not even be human anymore.” – John Daniels (Aaron Moorhead)