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The Power

The darkest place is within...

5.9 / 10

93 minutes

2021-06-03

English

GB

Actors :

Rose Williams, Charlie Carrick, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Nuala McGowan, Emma Catherine Rigby, Diveen Henry, Paul Antony-Barber, Shakira Rahman, Clara Read, Marley Chesham, Amy Beth Hayes, Maria Major, Robert Goodman, Anjelica Serra

Description

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.

Reviews

Professor_B

Professor_B

9/30/2021, 4:20:58 PM

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 movi...