Sleeping Beauties (2023) is a new Indonesian Tubi original that I watched this past week. The storyline follows a young lady who is pregnant, recently widowed and needs a job to ensure she doesn't lose her home. She takes a job as a maid in a remote countryside mansion. The couple who resides in the mansion take her on reluctantly. She is tormented by the loss of her husband and once in the house she develops a unique spiritual bond with him. This spiritual bond stirs other spirits within the house ready to come to the surface and unveil some disturbing truths about the owners of the house.
This movie is written, directed by and stars Stuart Simpson (Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla) and also stars Intan Kieflie (Petrol), Jeffery Richards (The Devil's Elbow), Mark Adams (We Deserve Better), Candice Leask (Bullied) and Carolyn Masson (Time Apart).
This is a plot that is fairly straightforward and common within the horror genre. The cinematography is top notch and very clean and the settings are well selected. The cast delivers outstanding and authentic performances (both the good and bad guys). The feeling of isolation is very well done and the horror elements were better than I anticipated. The ghosts felt like The Ring girl, just a bunch of them. However; the scenes with the other nurses and what happens to them are perfectly executed. There are some good kill scenes and gore sprinkled in here or there. The conclusion is fairly predictable.
Overall, this is a fairly average addition to the horror genre with some worthwhile elements. I would score this a 5.5/10 and recommend seeing it once.
This movie is written, directed by and stars Stuart Simpson (Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla) and also stars Intan Kieflie (Petrol), Jeffery Richards (The Devil's Elbow), Mark Adams (We Deserve Better), Candice Leask (Bullied) and Carolyn Masson (Time Apart).
This is a plot that is fairly straightforward and common within the horror genre. The cinematography is top notch and very clean and the settings are well selected. The cast delivers outstanding and authentic performances (both the good and bad guys). The feeling of isolation is very well done and the horror elements were better than I anticipated. The ghosts felt like The Ring girl, just a bunch of them. However; the scenes with the other nurses and what happens to them are perfectly executed. There are some good kill scenes and gore sprinkled in here or there. The conclusion is fairly predictable.
Overall, this is a fairly average addition to the horror genre with some worthwhile elements. I would score this a 5.5/10 and recommend seeing it once.