England 1996. A man travels deep into a dark labyrinthian forest, seeking answers to a series of disappearances from his home town. Experienced in survival and tracking, the man is well equipped for the harshness of the forest but ill prepared for the horrifying hellscape he finds himself trapped inside.
The film is a documentary focusing on heavy metal in the late 80s and tackles topics like drug addiction, alcoholism, sex, masculinity, and of course, rock and roll. However, this didn’t feel like any documentary I’ve ever seen before.
The repeated actions, the blood on the petals, the rustling under the floor…An ambient short horror film takes us into another realm.
In addition to the cast being delightfully diverse this time around, the film was just loosely-plotted and action-packed enough to keep a casual fan like myself entertained. While I do agree that the writing of Cole left much to be desired for an original character thrust into a preconceived universe, none of the characters seemed particularly fleshed out in terms of personality; however, I think that's to be expected when you're watching a film literally inspired by a video game.
‘A Good Person’ makes it clear that forgiveness is hard.
