Film Review – 400 Days

With “400 Days,” writer/director Matt Osterman attempts to revive a “Twilight Zone” atmosphere with a severely limited budget. More of a puzzler than a horror effort, the feature works to define psychological strain during extraordinary circumstances, teasing a deeper exploration of madness and close-quarter tensions to come. For reasons not entirely understood, Osterman pulls most of his punches, working to bend a compelling tale of extended isolation into a “Hills Have Eyes” sequel, which absolutely demolishes the appeal of the picture. “400 Days” isn’t strong stuff to begin with, but a few bewildering creative choices made by the production take a comfortably average thriller and reduces it to tone-deaf junk. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com