Pins and Needles Film Review

PINS AND NEEDLES FILM REVIEW

It’s a Tuesday night in the middle of summer. Are you looking for something to do? Something scary?

I have two suggestions:

       1. Play the updated Phasmophobia PC game. Just as good as a movie, and you get to star!

-OR-

        2. Check out the new film PINS AND NEEDLES, now on VOD on Amazon or AppleTV.

What should have been an uneventful ride back to university campus unexpectedly becomes a nightmare as Max, a diabetic biology grad student, is entrapped in a diabolical new-age wellness experiment. With her insulin supply dwindling, Max is forced into a deadly game of cat and mouse where she must escape at all costs or risk becoming the next test subject to extend the lives of the rich and privileged.

Director James Villeneuve sets up viewers perfectly for a wild ride as he starts off the film with a bit of tension coming from the main character, Max, but all in a serene landscape that feels comforting and safe.

However, Max’s friend Harold, decides to take a detour on their road trip back to campus and as any genre fan knows, straying from the plan usually doesn’t end well.

With two flat tires in front of an elaborate modern home in the middle of nowhere, the homeowners (Frank and Emily) end up being anything but good Samaritans.

The acting is very well done from the entire cast. Chelsea Clark (Max) is easy to root for during her distressing moments, Daniel Gravelle (Harold) provides just enough humor and background, and the villains Kate Corbett (Emily) and Ryan McDonald (Frank) are complete sociopaths and are in my top tier of villains from the past five years. 

Additionally, the strongest horrific elements of this movie are the medically accurate moments from Max’s diabetes to the “business” Emily and Frank provide.

PINS AND NEEDLES keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time, and while it may not have monsters or provide jump scares, it provides more than enough gore, disgusting villains, and uneasiness.

 It’s one of the best cat and mouse games out there in the genre so add it to your watch list.

NOTE: As the title states, needles are involved in this movie fairly frequently. If you have a fear of needles, you could sit this one out but having a needle phobia myself, I say dive in and get ready to close your eyes when a needle scene comes up. This movie’s story is too good to pass up due to a phobia.