Living Space (2018) Reviews

• Missed out on it's potential

  sahlgoode2019-03-03

  Nazi Undead, or Living Space. When a movie can't make up it's mind on what it should be titled is always a red-flag for me. It had plenty of atmosphere, but lacked any sort of climax. Was it "She...she looks exactly like me"? I walked away feeling that the surreal was all it really had to offer. The character build up was weak to the point that I only knew who anyone was because I read about it in the films description. Good luck to anyone that worked on the film, and I hope you continue forward in your respective careers. This film just didn't do it for me though.

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• Nazis are there for no real purpose???

  borgolarici2019-05-17

  I can't give this movie more than 5 stars. I really, really wanted to like it but there isn't much to save. The young couple isn't interesting and their acting is nothing speciale either. The nazi element is just there for folkloristic purposes since the fact that the villain is a Nazi doesn't change anything in the plot and the traumatic past event was just a familiar vendetta between husband and wife.

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• Good effects and score....rest is OK,

  kalebson12342019-04-17

  I found this title interesting even if others are giving it a bad rap. Overall the film is decent, nealy good. I have to say though the practical effects were really good and the score was great as well. Its worth a watch if you are bored but do not go in with high expectations.

• An atmospheric and creepy low-budget horror

  eddie_baggins2018-03-13

  A home grown psychological horror with mood and atmosphere to spare, debut feature film director Steven Spiel has delivered one of the more unique and unpredictable local offerings in some time. Based around the old Nazi regime sentiment of Lebensraum (Living Space), being the ideological principle of Nazism that provided justification for the German territorial expansion into East-Central Europe, Spiel's film is not cut from the gore-hound corner of the horror genre (even though there is some standout gore sequences thrown in for good measure) as it instead focuses on creating an ominous and impending sense of dread as college sweethearts Brad and Ashley experience a German road trip they'd rather forget. Living Space sees its central couple looking to get the most out of their time in Germany and Georgia Chara's Ashley and Leigh Scully's Brad make for a solid narrative foundation as things start to take a turn for the worse when their hire car breaks down and the enter into a house that proves anything but welcoming. From a seemingly simple set-up, Spiel takes his story to some frightening and often unseen pathways as our couple get drawn into some nightmarish like Nazi-filled Groundhog Day, culminating in some neatly attuned twists and turns that keep the viewers guessing right until the end. It's an impressive low-budget effort that suggests Spiel is a filmmaker with some genuinely unique visions and an abundance of ideas and while not everything within Living Space feels like smooth sailing, Spiel's ability to conjure up a high number of chills and thrills within the films brisk 80 minute runtime is a noteworthy feat, while Living Space's basing around real life horrors and beliefs gives it a sense of meaning that is often not to be found in similar such affairs. Final Say - A fresh and original horror trip that's likely to appeal to both local and international horror fans, Living Space is a psychological horror with a difference and while there are prevalent and to be expected drawbacks of such an independent offering, Spiel's Nazi-filled treat will crawl under your skin and stay there, making Living Space a highly impressive debut offering from the young director. 3 car radios out of 5

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• Good concept, but low budget

  xrionitx2019-03-03

  This could have been as good as overlord, but despite of the concept and the story being good, they made it with a low budget and B-gradish, with below average sound quality almost zero bass, the acting wasn't effective at all, immature actors. Over all a below average film, which has a good potential and could have been a big horror flick... sad

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