“Cellar Door” is a shocking suspense film with a touch of horror

By:Alfonso De Elias

Photos: Cortesia: Lionsgate

“Cellar Door” is a shocking suspense film with a touch of horror, which shows a couple played by Jordana Brewster and Scott Speedman. Both are looking for a new beginning after a miscarriage that disillusioned them for not being able to become parents. They decide to move to an old and very old house that hides secrets never revealed in its basement. But a rich owner named Fishburne had a condition in order to sell them very cheap and it was that they will never be able to open the door of that sinister basement. Whether or not they are capable of living without knowing it will trigger consequences they never imagined.

The plot of the film creates anxiety in the viewer, in such a way that a very heavy psychological energy is felt in an atmosphere of uncertainty due to the sudden change in each behavior of the main characters. However, another factor that produces fear is not knowing what is underneath the house. Paranormal things happen that affect the psychology of the characters with a gloomy atmosphere of silence, lack of lighting, fatal incidental noises and the management of a catharsis in the nervousness of this married couple, simulates an unexpected catastrophic ending that no one expects. .

It has great photography and lighting so the script leads us to understand that people are still prisoners of their own ego, because of that, they will face  unimaginable consequences. A film highly recommended to see in this season.