Val
Rose Williams
Val
Overview
London, 1974. As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts to sweep across the country, trainee nurse Val arrives for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary. With most of the patients and staff evacuated to another hospital, Val is forced to work the night shift, finding herself in a dark, near empty building. Within these walls lies a deadly secret, forcing Val to face both her own traumatic past and deepest fears.
Trailer
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Cast
Dr. Franklyn
Charlie Carrick
Dr. Franklyn
Comfort
Gbemisola Ikumelo
Comfort
Neville
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Neville
Terry
Nuala McGowan
Terry
Babs
Emma Rigby
Babs
Matron
Diveen Henry
Matron
The Chief
Paul Antony-Barber
The Chief
Saba
Shakira Rahman
Saba
Gail
Clara Read
Gail
Young Val
Marley Chesham
Young Val
Sister
Amy Beth Hayes
Sister
Reviews
Professor_B
Great premise, strong acting and effective atmosphere completely undermined by a bland screenplay that has no faith in it's audience. The first 30 minutes of The Power is really engaging. The strong cast led by the extremely charismatic Rose Williams as Val carries the movie through the standard expository section of the plot. Unfortunately, once this ghost story gets into it's second act the movie devolves into a series of cliché's, poor plotting and heavy-handed monologues. The script is all text and zero subtext. Instead of generating a sense of the uncanny or ominous feeling, The Power leaves the audience with the impact of an after school special. Strong window dressing with all of the depth and emotional resonance of a cardboard sign on the side of the road.
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Rundown facility, run down people, rundown humanity. Super creepy atmosphere in this building, with eerie sensations, spectoral apparitions, and unseen forces. So much distrust and gossip from many of our staff who are far too lazy and overly comfortable in their positions in life. Beautifully haunting and all the tropes of a classic haunted facility. The eventual possession of the only one who cares, and the pain inflicted upon them makes me smile my black grin, from my black heart. The silent will be, must be heard...
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