Powerful

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Knowing it was a SYFY film I didn't go in expecting too much which helped with the disappointment some. The opening scene was interesting but when you get to the main characters of the story it all goes downhill quick, unless you like watching characters running around endlessly and annoyingly yelling for someone for about 30 minutes. I got so tired of hearing "Jenna, Jenna, Jenna, where are you?!" Basic horror troupes. Can't outrun the monster, no one calls for help, yada, yada, yada. Not even sure who actually lived and who didn't because the end never really shows for sure. I give it 2 stars. One for an interesting concept. Too bad the concept didn't play out well. The second is for Jodelle Ferland, although how she got roped into making this movie I'll never know.

The Scyfy Channel are infamous for their bad films but it's rare they do horror. History has shown they can actually pull it off and within the first 15 minutes of Neverknock I was oddly gripped.The film was tense, the concept original and I expected this to turn out to be a surprisingly entertaining little gem.Sadly the movie runs out of steam quite early on, as if they ran out of ideas. Alas this doesn't turn around and plods along to a laughable pitiful finale that I actually did facepalm at.Don't get me wrong Neverknock has a lot going for it and is still perfectly watchable, it's just one of those films that should/could have been so much better.Further to its credit it actually looks great and raises the question why more Scyfy originals don't have the same level of cgi and practical effects.Starring former child star favourite Jodelle Ferland this is still worth your time but don't expect the greatness that it failed to attain.The Good: Original Fairly decent kills Good antagonist The Bad: Loses steam real quick Incredibly dumb ending Things I Learnt From This Movie: I suddenly want to knock on that door just to see what I'm scared of

RELEASED TO TV IN 2017 and written & directed by Sheldon Wilson, "Neverknock" concerns six teens that knock on a cursed house on Halloween. Unfortunately there's a demon linked to the entrance door and it only takes an itty bit of blood to trigger it, whereupon it preys on the fears of those present till they're dead.I expected to like this flick after seeing the trailer and promotion pics, but it didn't work for me. First, the good news: The filmmaking is just fine (cinematography, editing, etc.). The turning-to-Fall locations and Halloween setting are great, especially the haunting graveyard and the hay maze. The lumbering, misshapen demon-creature is excellent in a creepy, almost shocking, sort of way. I don't know if it's a guy in a costume or CGI or both, but it's effective.The no-name cast is decent and there are a few worthy females, but their presence is never properly highlighted (and I'm not talking about sleaze or nudity). The two most beautiful ones are the first to buy the farm (Kiriana Stanton in the prologue and, later, Eliana Jones, the 'cheerleader'). There's an eye-rolling insinuation of lesbianism regarding the two main girls (Dominique Provost-Chalkley & Jodelle Ferland), but it's so light it can be overlooked.As the first act progressed and segued into the second act I found myself becoming disengaged, which continued till the close. It was an overall feeling of "Meh" and pointed to problems in the script. SOMETHING needed done to perk the movie out of the doldrums beyond the attributes noted above. It's a shame because everything was here for a great TV-budget horror flick. SOME of it works, though, and I appreciated the positives despite my tedium.THE FILM RUNS about 90 minutes. There's no info on where it was shot, although it looks like the Northeast, e.g. Pennsylvania. Since it's a Canadian production, it might've been shot somewhere outside of Toronto or Montreal.GRADE: C-

Some college aged nitwits takes a teen nitwit trick or treating. They go to a house (that should've razed since the first deaths) as a joke. Little nitwit knocks. All hell begins. The girl that was begging to go home gets killed second. the rest is just a pile of crap. I felt so bad for Jodell Ferland in this crap fest.