Movie Information
Overall Rank: 23277
Average Rating: 2.2/4
# of Ratings: 6
Theatrical Release Date: 09/29/2021
Language: English
Genre: Horror, Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Santiago Menghini
Actors: Cristina Rodlo, Marc Menchaca, David Barrera, David Figlioli, Vala Noren, Joana Borja
Plot: After caring for her terminally-ill mother in Mexico, Amber is ready to reach for the American dream. But that dream becomes a nightmare when she winds up in a near-derelict building in Cleveland where she is haunted by nightmares when not being kept awake by the other unseen tenets. Soon it becomes apparent this boarding house is a trap - one she might never escape. -- Chris Kavan
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When the American Dream Becomes a Nightmare
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/05/2021
A slow burn - perhaps too slow - horror film about the perils of trust and the deterioration of the so-called American dream. While some people may see that as some kind of immigration propaganda piece, even without that angle you can replace the main character with anyone struggling with finances or poverty and the like and still come out with the same conclusions. As it stands, Cristina Rodlo is one of the best parts of the film as an illegal immigrant doing anything she can to fix her situation - but still winds up in a crumbling building, scraping by in a dead-end job. Things go from bad to worse when a co-worker who promises a clean ID leaves her high and dry and people keep going missing from her building. Soon she begins to hear and see things - leading to an ending with a fine …
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