Malum
Directed by Anthony DiBlasiA rookie police officer willingly takes the last shift at a newly decommissioned police station in an attempt to uncover the mysterious connection between her father's death and a vicious cult.
Malum Ratings & Reviews
- jackmeat9 stycznia 2026My quick rating - 5.0/10. All I could think of as I was watching this movie was that I had already seen it, but only by the story, since the actors didn't at all look familiar. It was driving me crazy, but I realized this is a remake of Last Shift, and all I can conclude is the director, Anthony DiBlasi, did so just to get some cast diversity since Jessica Loren (Jessica Sula) is a black woman this time. Pretty dumb reason to redo a flick. Hopefully, you read the previous review for a summary, so I'll stick to what this movie has to offer. The answer is quite simple, far less than what the first one did. Even before I realized this was a remake by the same guy, I still felt this one was very mediocre in the presentation of the problem at hand. It doesn't do a good job of explaining the haunting or why it is there. The creepiness from the first seems to be lost, and it isn't due to trying for more jump scares and sprinkling budget around on effects. This flick is just a genuine step-down. The acting is just fine, so there was simply lateral movement with that, and since there is really only one player and a bunch of extras, it is hard to concern yourself with their acting performances. I don't quite understand how DiBlasi could have left out some of the things that made Last Shift a success in my eyes. I never got those Carpenter vibes during this one, nor did I feel any of the scenes had the disturbing imagery, making you wonder if things were happening or not. And then it didn't end things off in a way that challenged you at all, as his original effort did. It was like DiBlasi just abandoned all the things that worked so well for some reason. This definitely goes down as one of those flix that I truly do not understand why it was made, aside from the strange theory I presented or a lame attempt at a cash grab. Either way, neither seems to be worthy of wasting the studio's time nor ours. If you have the ability to pick, go with his previous effort.
- B.Ross10 marca 2025This movie has some excellent spooky moments, and legitimate scares, however It's marred by poor character writing. An issue that kills horror movies is not explaining or having a reason for a character to subject themselves to a horrifying situation. If they can leave, why are they not, what compels them to stay in the situation laid out by the writers? The answer to the question (or the lack there-of rather) is what brought this film from a 4.5-star to a 3-star film for me.
Malum Trivia
Malum was released on 31 marca 2023.
Malum was directed by Anthony DiBlasi.
Malum has a runtime of 1 h 33 min.
Malum was produced by Scott Poiley, Dan Clifton.
A rookie police officer willingly takes the last shift at a newly decommissioned police station in an attempt to uncover the mysterious connection between her father's death and a vicious cult.
The key characters in Malum are Jessica Loren (Jessica Sula), Diane (Candice Coke), John Malum (Chaney Morrow).
Malum is rated R.
Malum is a Dramat, Horror, Thriller film.
Malum has an audience rating of 5 out of 10.
Malum has made 222 tys. USD at the box office.