The Arbors

My god! This indie flick gives a new meaning to the word “slow”. I think my reviews have made clear that I don’t mind slow films, and that if there is good atmosphere, a solid premise and some interesting idea or another, I’m willing to forgive a lot in cheap horror debuts of independent creators, but this is just too much! Please, go back to the editing room and cut at least 40 minutes of this! The Arbors show that Clayton Witmer has talent, but it reveals even more a lack of judgement, because no ordinary viewer can put up with two hours of this. The characters walk slowly, talk slowly and if they were to run, the would run slowly, too. I’m sorry to give this the low rating I usually give to stuff with much worse execution, but I can’t help it. This is simply a show of disrespect for the time of the viewer, further highlighted by the fact that they tout it as a creature feature. There is a monster, yes, but it’s not even in second place. (26.03.2021)