Ngokuqala kwakhe kwefilimu, UTom Botchii uphuma eshwibeka nge U-Artik. Umbhali / umqondisi akazibeki phansi izibhakela, eletha ukushaywa okuthile okusindayo okuvela esikrinini. 

Ifilimu ilandela isihloko esithi Artik (Jerry G. Angelo, Shayela kangcono uSawulu) - umbulali obulalayo onothando lwezincwadi zamahlaya - njengoba eqeqesha indodana yakhe, u-Adam (uGavin White, Amakhamera we-14), ukulandela ezinyathelweni zakhe. U-Artik ukhathazekile ngomqondo wokwakha iqhawe, ehlukumeza izisulu zakhe ngokungenaluzwela ngethemba lokuthi bazovuka emlotheni wokuhlushwa bathathe indawo yabo efanele njengosindile ofanele. Lapho indodana yakhe u-Adam ihlangana noHolton (Chase Williamson, The Guest), umshiseli oqondile oba nentshisekelo kumfana, kusongela ngokuveza imfihlo yabo yomndeni esabekayo. Kungekudala, uHolton angalwa ukuze asindise hhayi kuphela impilo yomfana, kodwa neyakhe. 

Ukusebenza kuka-Angelo kunciphise, kuveza u-Artik onemvelo ebekelwe imigoqo ekhathazayo. Kuzo zonke izigcawu akuzo, ama-Artik buzz anamandla adlayo. Ukholelwa ukuthi useqophelweni lokuthola umuntu ongamelana nenselelo, aqophe umsebenzi wakhe kumakhomikhi awadwebayo. Kuyinto ethokozisayo ukuthatha i-anti-hero archetype; ukholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi wenza okulungile futhi uyaziqhenya ngomsebenzi wakhe, ekhuthaza indodana yakhe ukuthi ithathe ingubo. Kepha akungabazeki ukuthi u-Artik uyisikhohlakali, futhi usebenza ngempumelelo kakhulu kulokho. 

Uzakwethu ka-Artik, uFlin (uLauren Ashley Carter, Darling), ayifakwanga lutho, yize kungenzeka ukuthi ubheke phambili ngayo. Ugcina ipulazi likajongilanga eliphethwe ngumndeni, yize empeleni wonke umsebenzi empeleni ufakwa esibayeni esigcwele izingane ezingondlekile, ezisebenza ngokweqile. Kuyindlela enhle yokumdweba njengomlingiswa ongathandeki ngenkathi umvumela ukuba abe nezikhathi zokuba msulwa okumnandi. Ubukeka enamehlo amakhulu futhi enombono omuhle, kepha unesihluku esibi futhi unozwelo. 

Kunokuthile okumangazayo ngokumangazayo ubuhle befilimu. Izigcawu zika-Artik zigezwa ngamathoni we-sepia nokubomvu, okusondla ukwakheka kwencwadi endala yamahlaya efiphele. Izigcawu zikaHolton zithintwa nge-blues ejulile nokumpunga, njengamagiya afakwe uwoyela nenhlabathi. Kwakha umuzwa ocebile kakhulu wethoni. 

Amaphuzu kaCorey Wallace ahamba kanzima, ekha futhi adonsa kulo lonke. Kwakha umuzwa onamandla wokungakhululeki futhi kudonse imizwa yokwesaba. Kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni, umculo uphelele. 

Okwalabo abafuna isenzo esithile esiluhlaza, U-Artik ubusiswe ngodlame oluthile oludonsayo. Imisindo ye-visceral ibhangqwe ngeso elihlakaniphile le-cinematic, ifaka umzuzu ngamunye wokubulawa kwabantu ngendlela efanele ukuze ikwazi ukusebenza ngokuphelele ngaphandle kokudlula phezulu kakhulu. U-Artik igcina izinga lamandla ashubile ngalezi zigcawu ezimnyama.

Ngenkathi okunye kokuhamba phambili kusenesikhathi kungazizwa kuphuthuma, asilahlekelwa yilutho endabeni. Konga futhi kugcina ifilimu iqhubekela phambili njalo. Azikho izikhathi ezimoshayo lapha. 

Ngo-Artik, uBotchii wakhe umlingiswa oyingqayizivele okushiya ufisa ukwazi indaba yemvelaphi. Indlela ka-Artik inesihluku, inhloso yakhe wukuhlanya, futhi ungamandla okubalwa naye. Zisuka nje, ufuna ukubona okuningi ngemisebenzi yakhe esabekayo.

Ifilimu ibheka ubudlelwano obunobuthi phakathi kwabalingiswa bayo, ikhombisa ukuthi izintambo zidonswa kanjani ukuthonya izenzo nemibono yazo, nokuthi inhlonipho engafanele ingalimaza kanjani.

UFlin no-Artik bondla izimfanelo ezingezinhle zomunye nomunye, okuvumela ukusebenza kwabo okubi; Ubudlelwano buka-Artik nendodana yakhe bususelwa ekukhuthazeni kwakhe udlame nokondla amandla amnyama aqhuma ngaphakathi kuye; futhi uFlin ukholelwa ukuthi uhlinzeka ngempilo enhle ebuthweni lakhe elincane lezisebenzi zezingane, ezama ukubenza bakholwe okufanayo. Lobu budlelwano buyakhula buphikisane bodwa, budonsela izisulu phansi ekuvukeni kwazo.

U-Artik yifilimu ehlabayo, evusa amadlingozi ekubamba emphinjeni. Ngenkathi isisekelo singaba ukuthinta okujwayelekile, umbhali / umqondisi uTom Botchii uhamba kanzima nomqondo, akhe isilo esihluke ngokuphelele - futhi esesabekayo. Kuyisiqalo sefilimu esihlaba umxhwele esivela kuBotchii, futhi ngokuqinisekile uyigama okufanele liqashelwe ukuqhubekela phambili. Uma U-Artik noma ikuphi ukukhombisa, unalo ikusasa elithembisayo phambili. 

 

U-Artik iqale ukukhonjiswa e- Umkhosi wamafilimu wePopcorn Frights ngo-Agasti 11 futhi izofika ku-VOD naku-Blu-ray kusukela ngoSepthemba 10.