CASE 347 refers to a patient in a mental institution, a former researcher who, by virtue of her family history and interest in abnormal psychology, had undertaken a research and study trip to New Mexico in order to investigate alien abductions, taking along two film-makers to document her efforts. Her two co-workers and a host family they stayed with went missing, and the the film provides a found-footage record of the relevant events.
I think alien abductions are singularly well-suited to the found-footage format, and CASE 347 does take advantage of the intrinsic mystery associated with the subject matter. In fact, there are so few scares up until the final few minutes that the movie plays a lot more like a mystery than horror.
The acting and procession of events are reasonably natural, and the introduction of the Dr. Gustaf Character, by far the most memorable of the bunch, about halfway in provides the movie with a center. There was definitely a potential for more "Show" and less "Tell", but the film still manages to sustain audience interest.
The very last part of the movie was frankly a bit of let-down. It is easy to blame the lack of a budget, but I think there was room to be more creative with the story within those limits.
All in all, this is a very slightly better-than-average found footage movie, but still not quite something I would call "good" without reservation.
I think alien abductions are singularly well-suited to the found-footage format, and CASE 347 does take advantage of the intrinsic mystery associated with the subject matter. In fact, there are so few scares up until the final few minutes that the movie plays a lot more like a mystery than horror.
The acting and procession of events are reasonably natural, and the introduction of the Dr. Gustaf Character, by far the most memorable of the bunch, about halfway in provides the movie with a center. There was definitely a potential for more "Show" and less "Tell", but the film still manages to sustain audience interest.
The very last part of the movie was frankly a bit of let-down. It is easy to blame the lack of a budget, but I think there was room to be more creative with the story within those limits.
All in all, this is a very slightly better-than-average found footage movie, but still not quite something I would call "good" without reservation.