Wounds (2019)

Written by: Babak Anvari, Nathan Ballingrud.

Directed by: Babak Anvari

Starring: Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz, Karl Glusman, Christin Rankins, Brad William Henke, Dakota Johnson, Luke Hawx, and many other cast members who are not main casting.

After a bartender from New Orleans picks up a phone left in the bar he works in, disturbing and mysterious things start to unravel…

I had never heard of this film before seeing a Halloween Calendar of movies to watch, so I thought I would give this a go without participating in the challenge. I must say, the film ended with more questions than answers, as it did not explain anything about the story, including the cockroaches running around, the screaming down the phone, and even the main character’s girlfriend’s involvement towards the end.

This film would have been better if more explanation had been provided throughout to help the viewer understand what was going on, as I felt I somehow missed a huge plot point, which left me with more questions than answers.

The plot was all over the place, and the only thing which made sense was the fact there was some sort of ritual going on, but no further understanding than that and at the end when something was coming out of a wound and climbing into Wills mouth, which was not entirely seen due to the CGI cockroaches blocking the picture and then the end credits rolled.

I have to say, this was a very bizarre film, and did have me watching until the end, but I was not entirely sure on the story as it was all over the place, with no direction to what is actually going on, and that left me wondering what on earth I had watched, leading to further research into the film – which I will see if Heavy Spoilers, on YouTube, has done a video explaining the film, as I have no clue myself.

Overall, a good film, although it leaves viewers confused, which is why I do not rate this film very highly.

I rate this film 2 stars.