Tarot, a new supernatural slasher film from directors Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg, is now available on Blu-ray and Digital from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, and they were kind enough to send Cherry the Geek TV a copy for review.
Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Avantika, Wolfgang Novogratz, Humberly Gonzalez, Larsen Thompson, and Jacob Batalon star as a group of friends who while on a weekend getaway at a rental house, venture into a locked basement where they find an old set of tarot cards. It turns out that this particular set of tarot cards was locked away for a reason–they are cursed and anyone who gets a reading from them soon gets a visit from a supernatural entity that kills them.
As the entities kill them one by one, the surviving friends fight together to keep their foretold futures from happening.
The set up for this film is fantastic. We get to know the characters, their relationship to each other, and see into some of their past conflicts. There are humorous moments between them. As they discover the cards and decide to have their friend do a reading, tension builds. Great setup.
The first two kills are creepy and intense. However, by the time the film hits its midpoint, it starts to fall apart. It starts to drag, the kills start to get a little more boring, and the scenes run a little too long. By the end, I was unsatisfied, and disappointed as the last half failed to live up to its’ promising premise.
As for presentation, it’s a mixed bag. I thought the video was a bit dark, a little TOO dark in some scenes, almost to the point of the viewer not knowing exactly what is going on. The audio on the other hand, is superb. Great sound mix, great soundtrack. The 5.1 audio mix really adds to the scares.
The bonus features are also a bit lacking. There are three bonus features in all. Two are short six-minute making-of featurettes: “A Twist of Fate:Making the Film,” and “Circle of Friends,” which focuses on the actors and their characters. The third bonus feature is a two-minute outtake/blooper reel titled “Killer Outtakes.” I didn’t care for any of them. None of them really had any substance.
If you’re looking for some scares, the cards tell me you may find what you’re looking for. If you’re looking for substance, the cards tell me you need to keep looking.
TAROT BLU-RAY
THE FILM: C-
BLU-RAY VIDEO QUALITY: B-
AUDIO QUALITY: A+
BONUS FEATURES: C
OVERALL VALUE: C
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