Chambers

You have to accept quite a mixture of supernatural and also biblical ideas in order to be able to go along with the movie. If your mind gets triggered every time a ghost-like entity takes some action on screen then you will most likely not be happy here, I can recommend 'tabula rasa' for you, it's also not a shining monument of a TV-series, but it is better than Chambers.

Ok, let's say we go along with all the new-age philosophy of the series. Is it then good?

The first 5 episodes bored me a bit, not because there is nothing happening, but because they re-use a lot of clichés from other horror movies. The series looks like something we have seen again and again.

But this changes by the end of episode 5, where a normal horror movie would have simply put a stop. It then develops more into a thriller. A good one, for a while. But episodes 9 and especially 10 were a total let-down.

The start of episode 10 is badly executed - it is something I have waited for the whole time to see, a stand-off between two characters and it is done in the most uninspired way I could imagine.

The end resolves the main plot and leaves a number of cliffhangers, just to be able to make a second series.

One more thing that bothers me a bit is that the series wants to be for teens, twens and older people as well - which would be ok, but it tries to deliver something for every age group and that just leads to a number of scenes where I feel embarrassed by watching them.

In summare:

• bad: new-age spirtual nonsens
• very bad: beginning of episode 10
• bad: most likely should have been a pure teen-series, but tries to be more
• very good: how it all changed in episode 5
• good: acting
• good: one doesn't know which character is good/bad for a long time

So all in all I give it 6 stars, just to be fair, but it has a strong tendency towards 5.

I went in expecting more after reading the IMDb comments...got to say it was a tad disappointing. I don't regret watching it, but I've seen better. Worth a watch if you're bored.

At episode 7 of the show I decided to look up about the actors and director that worked on it. I was interested how such a show was put together. It had been a bit since I have been invested in a show as this. The acting is not great at times mostly with Sasha's boyfriend but all in all I feel that it's pretty good especially for a lot of these actors first roles or major roles. The show has great pacing, great shot composition, interesting visuals and A story that's mystery keeps me watching. I would absolutely give this show a chance. A lot of garbage is on Netflix I honestly don't see how this is getting negative reviews when far worse shows get glowing. This show has a lot going for it and I look to the season 1 conclusion.

So first of all: the actors. Yes Uma, you did good, but what's up with the twenty-year old highschoolers? The unkle? The crazy attic-lady? Wow- how people think this is good acting escapes me. I had to burst out laughing at a couple of scenes and lines.

Production value? It feels like they ran out of money after the first episode and only had money for a simple red filter that they needed to use in every "scary" scene.

The plot is the dollar shop knock-off version of "Hereditary" (which I loved), and was trying hard to be something that it is not. I will grant the three stars because I did finish it and it was a fascinating waste of Netflix money to watch in a "what are they even doing" kind of way.

It's tremendous that Netflix is using its budget to create shows like Chambers. It's a creepy haunted transplant horror, but the new heart comes with strings attached. The entire cast is excellent. This is a gold standard for representation of Indigenous Americans who deserve to be seen on screen.