The Heiress (2021) Review
The Heiress (2021) Review
The female-driven story, blending the occult with contemporary familial issues, stars Candis Nergaard as Claire and Jayne Wisener as Anna, cousins who share a mysterious connection to a dark family secret. Following the death of Clare’s grandmother, ancient spirits are unleashed and the women must do battle with ‘Lilith’, a malevolent female spirit who has returned to claim possession of Anna’s unborn child.
Directed by Chris Bell and written by Danny Prescott, Jezz Vernon, Chris Bell and Kelly Prescott, THE HEIRESS is welcomely crammed full of familiar faces and also pleasingly manages to subvert the usual clichés to end up as so much more than simply another supernatural chiller. Hell, even the film’s writer/director Chris Bell manages to acquit himself well in front of the camera as Candis’ date Brad. It’s not often you can say that about a director who takes a turn in front of the camera, I mean just look at Tarantino’s insipid attempts at thespianism.
THE HEIRESS is a welcome addition to modern Brit Horror, it’s somehow both familiar-feeling and fresh at the same time. For example, it is usual that when a character sees or senses something that no one else can see that it stays that way throughout and everyone just thinks they are off their trolley. Not here, someone else DOES sense that all is not how it should be but again no one listens and Candis remains labelled a looney. It’s little touches like this that make Chris Bell’s film more of a pleasure to sit through than most. An unexpected delight from start to finish.
Chris Bell’s supernatural chiller THE HEIRESS will be available to download and rent in the UK from Monday 15 March 2021 on all major digital platforms. It will be available to download from all major platforms including iTunes, Amazon, SKY Box Office, Sony and Google. THE HEIRESS, is also being released on Tuesday March 16th 2021 in the US and Canada courtesy of 4Digital Media. Check out our review via the link below.
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