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The Power

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6.0/10 • 159

2021-06-031h 33m

Horror

The darkest place is within...

London, 1974. As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts to sweep across the country, trainee nurse Val arrives for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary. With most of the patients and staff evacuated to another hospital, Val is forced to work the night shift, finding herself in a dark, near empty building. Within these walls lies a deadly secret, forcing Val to face both her own traumatic past and deepest fears.

Directors
Corinna Faith
Editors
Rebecca Lloyd

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  1. Rose Williams

    Rose Williams

    Val

  2. Charlie Carrick

    Charlie Carrick

    Dr. Franklyn

  3. Gbemisola Ikumelo

    Gbemisola Ikumelo

    Comfort

  4. Theo Barklem-Biggs

    Theo Barklem-Biggs

    Neville

  5. Nuala McGowan

    Nuala McGowan

    Terry

  6. Emma Rigby

    Emma Rigby

    Babs

  7. Diveen Henry

    Diveen Henry

    Matron

  8. Paul Antony-Barber

    Paul Antony-Barber

    The Chief

  9. Shakira Rahman

    Shakira Rahman

    Saba

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Professor_B

Sep 25, 2021

3/10

Great premise, strong acting and effective atmosphere completely undermined by a bland screenplay that has no faith in it's audience. The first 30 minutes of The Power is really engaging. The strong cast led by the extremely charismatic Rose Williams as Val carries the movie through the standard expository section of the plot. Unfortunately, once this ghost story gets into it's second act the movie devolves into a series of cliché's, poor plotting and heavy-handed monologues. The script is all text and zero subtext. Instead of generating a sense of the uncanny or ominous feeling, The Power leaves the audience with the impact of an after school special. Strong window dressing with all of the depth and emotional resonance of a cardboard sign on the side of the road.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
child abusestrikeintensive carenurseorphanage1970sblackouthospitalashes