The Black Phone 4K 2021

'The Black Phone' is a project of interest for two reasons.

Firstly, the story is very close to Stephen King's novels: small town, maniac, superpowers, trapped children - it may seem that the King of Horror still had a story on this topic.

Secondly, the director here is Scott Derickson, who had a hand in making such horrors as 'Sinister' and 'Emily Rose's Six Demons', as well as the sci-fi thriller 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'. With a track record like that, the author should definitely be given a chance.

The neighborhood of Denver, it's 1978. Only local teenagers are not up to discussing new musical trends - there is a maniac (So Hawk) kidnapping children in the city. And he does it on an industrial scale. At some point the turn came to 13-year-old Fin (Mason Thames). Only he, unlike the rest of the victims, is in a much better position - he comes to the aid of unexpected allies.

Despite the presence of ghosts and mediums, the movie is a classic thriller about escaping from a maniac. Supernatural entities act only as additional levers for the protagonist, which he uses for his release. Nevertheless, the authors manage to create a sense of tension. One does not get the impression that the hero will get out of this mess anyway, as he is helped by a lot of already dead peers.

The most curious thing here is the killer played by Ithaca Hawke. A sick man who spews his complexes on defenseless schoolchildren. And the actor brilliantly appears before the audience in the guise of such a madman.

We can't say that 'The Black Phone' turned out to be brilliant in plot, script or acting. It's just a good sci-fi thriller, convincingly playing the Stephen King card. All fans of the writer's work, as well as other fans of similar stories, will surely appreciate the movie.