A movie that's advertised as a new trope of horror should deliver uncommon scares. Unfortunately, writer/director Ian Tuason's Undertone fails to deliver in its final act. It is all the more disappointing because, for majority of its ninety plus minutes, the movie presents us with a likeable heroine, Evy (Nina Kiri), a nighttime podcaster who spends her days taking care of her aging, ill mother. Throughout, Evy and her off-screen podcaster co-host (voiced by Adam DiMarco) play audio clips on air, some of which have sinister vibes.
Part Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation (where the protagonist attempts to make sense of sounds), part 2012's Sinister (a grossly underrated horror movie), Undertone never reaches the climax of either film. It is a good idea, in and of itself, but no more than that. Here's hoping that Tuason's next project is followed all the way through, instead of merely tickling our bones, for the sheer sake of it.
☆1/2
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