My quick rating - 4,3/10. Going in blind on this one. This one looked good. The very realistic bunker that they used and the scenery involving the characters in their scenario were the highlights of this one. But unfortunately for me, that was the highlight. I'll try not to give any spoilers away since it is a bit tough not to, I would suggest going in blind as well if you plan on seeing it. Basically, a live-action role-playing game in a Nazi bunker is evacuated due to some strange accidents that have occurred. After that, the extremely slow story begins to unfold in what is happening underground. The idea is sure there and the setup did have me very interested but this one just crawls to get to its point. And then when it does, it isn't all that worth it. This is one I would really like them to watch again and really fix the shortcomings since it had tons of potential, and the crew really understands how to use lighting, and shadows to set the atmosphere of the story. It is just overshadowed immediately by how tedious it has become. Still, with the bad, there is plenty of good for an indie flick that most likely did far better than their budget should've allowed. The evil Nazis' idea at one point was a mainstay in horror flix and at least it has been a while since it was the focus yet again but I think we are all a bit over it. Here it was used in a bit of a different way so I wasn't quite as irritated by it but for some reason, the movie "Overlord" kept popping in my head even though they are nothing alike. I'd still say worth a watch if you really don't mind a massive slow burn that is taking you to what I thought was a predictable outcome. Just make sure you are patient since it is a long 95 minutes.
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