Genre:
Horror
Directed
by: Brad Parker
Starring:
Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Devin Kelley
Running
time: 86 minutes
Chris,
his girlfriend Natalie and their friend Amanda are traveling together across
Europe. They stop in Ukraine, to see Chris’ brother Paul, on their way to
Moscow. While in Kiev, Paul convinces the three friends to embark along with
him on an extreme tour with guide Yuri, who wants to bring them to an abandoned
city on the edge of the Chernobyl Power Plant. Against Chris’ better judgement,
they all go along, with another couple. This trip might just be a lot more than
what they bargained for.
This
is a very effective horror movie. A lot of modern flicks in that genre tend to
go for the a-kill-a-minute formula. Here, the filmmakers build an atmosphere.
You know that something is bound to happen, but they make you wait for it. They
don’t give it all to you in one block, which makes the whole a lot scarier. You
know that these people are not alone on the abandoned site of the Chernobyl
disaster, but you are not quite sure what is lurking around them and you are on
the edge of your seat, itching to find out.
The
acting was even pretty solid here, which is another nice surprise considering
it is a horror movie and that acting chops are not always considered when
casting these. Nobody comes off as truly fake here, which amplifies the effect
the eerie atmosphere provided by the filmmakers.
The
story got a little weird towards the end, but, overall, Chernobyl Diaries is a
very thrilling ride in the disaster horror genre.
Rating:
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