Cobweb

Cobweb

Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trust.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 88 minutes
  • Genre: Horror, Thrillers
  • Stars: Anton Kottas, Lizzy Caplan, Luke Busey, Cleopatra Coleman, Antony Starr, Woody Norman, Jay Rincon, Steffanie Sampson
  • Director: Samuel Bodin
 Comments
  • deloudelouvain - 25 June 2024
    Could have been better.
    I have mixed feelings about this horror movie. Sure it isn't a terrible movie but there were certain things that could have been better, like the ending for instance that was a bit disappointing and not making much sense. Bad decisions were made (like in any horror movie I would say) but overall the acting wasn't bad. As for the cinematography there were too much dark scenes (well too dark in my opinion) that made the horror less terrifying. They should have made it more visible, at least better shots of the creepy creature. Maybe they lacked of money, or talent, who knows? It's watchable but should and could have been better.
  • sddavis63 - 3 May 2024
    It's Not Great - But You'll Watch It To The End
    I wouldn't say that I'm sorry that I watched this movie - but, at the same time, I also can't say that I particularly enjoyed it. It has a lot going for it. The atmosphere is truly creepy - from the subdued but mysterious and even eerie performances of Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr as Peter's parents, to the dark feel of the house they live in, to the setting of the movie at Hallowe'en. All that worked to make this a mysterious and vaguely frightening movie for much of its runtime, without feeling the need to resort to anything particularly gruesome or gory.

    But the movie changes in what I'd guess is its last half hour or so (I wasn't watching the time closely.) And that last part of the movie really starts to drag. It loses it "creepy" feel and turns into a fairly predictable type of horror movie - blood, gore, etc. That was less effective and less enjoyable than the more suspenseful feel that characterized probably two thirds of the film's run.

    Woody Norman - the young actor who played Peter - did a good job as a young boy being tormented and bullied at school and who's becoming very uneasy at home, hearing noises and voices from the walls of his bedroom, and having to deal with his over-protective and unpredictable parents. Cleopatra Coleman as Peter's teacher Miss Devine was all right.

    There's nothing incredibly innovative or noteworthy about it. If you start to watch it you'll stick it out until the end (even with that kind of dragged out last third) just because there is enough suspense to have pulled you in, and you need to see how it turns out.

    Overall, I'd give this a 4/10.
  • davidwalker-94471 - 6 April 2024
    Spooky fun
    I liked this one a lot.

    It's pretty tense and atmospheric. The cast are all decent and I thought it was all pretty well executed.

    There's a real sense of threat throughout and young Woody Norman was fantastic.

    The movie plays on a number of childhood fears and the weird parents with something to hide are played well and with due creepiness.

    The third act was perhaps a little far fetched but there's some good gore and nice scares. I get the feeling the ending might leave some people felling a little conflicted. For some it might seem unnecessarily ambiguous but for me it was a simple continuation of the childlike fear that featured throughout.

    There are some effects that some may not like. I'm happy enough to forgive that.

    This was decent.