Disney should be ashamed for the way they treated this

Well... Never saw that ending coming!

An ex-cop, haunted by the deaths of his wife and son, investigates the disappearance of a missing teenage girl. As he does so, twists and turns bring him to the urban legend of 'the Empty Man', and a ritual game played by local youngsters. And as far as the plot goes I can't say any more. This is a film where you really don't want to know, well, anything before going in. But I will say there's a superb central performance from James Badge Dale. This is his film, in every way.

It's based on a graphic novel, and was apparently the last film made by Fox before the Disney take-over. Disney, not having a clue what they had or how to market it, buried it. Limited release, virtually no publicity - criminal. It deserves to be far better known. Heck, the 20 minute prologue would make a great short in its own right (with an unexpected ending all of its own!).

After it finished I found myself thinking a few times, 'Hang on, what about...' Or 'That bit doesn't work...' But it does. It really does. Very, very clever, and very well executed. Huge congratulations to director David Prior.

8.5/10