The Other Side of the Door (2016)


REVIEWER RATING: 
5/10


The Other Side of the Door proves one thing for sure and that's actress Sarah Wayne Callies simply cannot stop losing her son! First she kept misplacing Carl (AKA "Coral") from The Walking Dead, then her son went missing in Pay the Ghost (leaving a frantic Nic Cage to search for him) and now in this movie her son straight dies in a car accident! No wonder she basically goes crazy in this flick, which follows a grieving mother looking to make contact with her deceased son at a secluded temple in India.

According to local legend you can apparently speak to the dead through a door at the temple, but don't dare open it because you might not like what's on the other side. And naturally she does open that damn door, which doesn't bode well for the rest of her family because once she returns home so does the son's spirit. At least that's what she's led to believe until some sinister things start happening (like the daughter getting bit) which is a clear indication that he may not be as friendly as she remembered. Even worse is the fact that she's also being stalked by some elongated entity that's reminiscent of something right out of a Japanese horror flick. Will poor ol' Sarah Wayne Callies ever catch a break!?

The movie borrows aspects from so many other films that the Indian setting is really the only unique thing about it. Also with that comes some interesting ideas based around the culture, specifically the entity "Myrtu" which is essentially the gate keeper to the other side. Aside from that we have your standard bunch of random pop-up scares, though I'll admit that there are a couple decent creepy scenes. In fact, the movie as a whole isn't entirely bad--it had some acceptable effects, the main baddy was neat looking and the film kept my interest (for the most part). It even ends on a fairly satisfying note, if you ignore how fast it got there.

While clichéd and predictable the movie does manage to offer some decent scares and remained interesting for the most part. It's a fairly satisfactory way to pass the time on a slow and boring night, but I wouldn't go in expecting much more than that.
OVERALL: 
While clichéd and predictable the movie does manage to offer some decent scares and remained interesting for the most part. It's a fairly satisfactory way to pass the time on a slow and boring night, but I wouldn't go in expecting much more than that.


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