The plot kicks in when the group accepts Hank’s challenge to shoot a ghost hunting video in a nearby abandoned prison. The reality is that Against the Night has too many characters and none of them, including de facto protagonist Rachel, make any kind of impression. This goes nowhere narratively and, more frustratingly, there’s very little work done to distinguish any of the characters in the film. Later, when Hank explains that the film industry’s interest is divided between ghost hunting videos and porn, Michelle ( Leah Holleran) prudishly disparages the latter option. Early on, amateur filmmaker and prankster Hank ( Luke Persiani) films jock Nick ( Erik Kochenberger) having sex with Carrie ( Yesenia Linares) without her consent (Nick and Hank share thumbs up during this exchange). Initially it seems as though Cavallaro’s screenplay is setting up a gender divide. The film then flashes back to the start of the night as Rachel, her crush Sean ( Tim Torre) and seven of their friends party and drink. The film opens with a bracketing device as Rachel ( Hannah Kleeman) is interviewed by Detective Ramsey ( Frank Whaley) about the deadly events that befell her and her friends.
Of the eighteen films explored in this column to date, this is by far the film with the least defined connection to Amityville thus far.
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It’s the same reason why this series was strategically called “The Amityville IP” and the word “franchise” is always in quotations – these films have few ties to each other, there’s barely a “canon” for the mythology, and most of the films are little more than cash grabs.ĭespite this lengthy preamble, even I don’t completely understand why Against the Night, from writer/director/actor Andrew Cavallaro, is also known as Amityville Prison.
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Over the history of this editorial series, there have been persistent comments that the DTV entries – or at least the ones that follow The Amityville Horror remake – are unworthy of being described as part of the “franchise.” There’s a reason why the very first entry highlighted how Amityville became available for independent filmmakers to use as a free for all marketing gimmick. Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions.
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