Hypochondriac

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Solid film with good writing and great cast. The story is dark and vulnerable and has some interesting twists. The main character is intriguing and a lot of the creative decisions are unique and interesting.

Zach Villa gives a wonderfully charming, intense and moving performance here as he plays a character slowly losing his grip on reality. The film is beautifully shot, has some solid jumps and is well paced with some wonderful moments of dark humor. It plays well off the tropes of the genre and has real heart behind it's depiction of struggling with both the fear of and the actual realities of mental illness. Absolutely worth a watch!

I can understand those who question the categorization of the movie as horror. The strongest dimension of it is the "indie drama" side, not the creepy-crawly side. But it's a movie about a breakdown which is frequently horrific and continually teeters on the brink of something even more horrific. It definitely feels like a horror film at times. Its weakness is a sluggish pace, which is related to its strength, which is its willingess to give its hero an irregular and erratic path into madness, which feels authentic. Like Repulsion, but where there's hope at the end of the tunnel. Definitely a movie in dialogue with horror films and their frequent demonization of mental illness and disability. If that was all the movie had going for it, it would be interesting but not compelling, but as it has a strong central performance from Zach Villa, it's pretty entertaining. Villa is super charismatic.

First of all the main character was annoying. And the movie also forces such a "woke" idea. This movie had so much potential to be good. I could've sat there and watched it instead of being on here while the rest of the movie is playing in the corner. It's cringy and insufferable but at least the plot was interesting.

This movie isn't a 10. More like a 6.5 in my opinion. But after watching this movie I was sad to see this had such a low score so I wanted to raise it up. This movie was very powerful and heartbreaking at times but it definitely moved me. It's not horror, and I guess that's why some people are not happy with it. It's more of a psychological drama/thriller with a nod to Donnie Darko. It's definitely not a forgettable movie.

Some of the most compelling and precise low budget filmmaking I have ever seen. Villa's understated performance feels hauntingly realistic and his relationship with his boyfriend and father are very well articulated. Parts of this film are absolutely entrancing - I'm a sucker for long crossfades and overlayed footage. Highly recommend!

Predictable, boring and cliché ridden. Under developed characters with too many unanswered questions. Of course, Will's father is a negative figure and.

Saw this at Overlook and really, really loved it. Perhaps not your "usual" horror, I'd think of it more as a character study with horror elements being used to tell a story about mental health. Absolutely heartfelt performances and stunning visuals. Raw, connected -- but also, surprisingly, funny. Def see it.

I really thought the lead character did an amazing job in this. It takes us on a journey of everything he is going through. The monster in this is so interesting too. I don't want to spoil anything but there are some great scares and some really poignant moments with it!