When modern systems like law enforcement and forensics fail to come up with definite answers to a murder, loved ones of the victim usually have no recourse, which is the fear at the heart of Irish horror film Oddity. To lose someone you care about, forever, hurts. So when Darcy takes more strange and esoteric means of investigation, and when writer-director Damian Mc Carthy slowly reveals through personal effects, psychic images, and an excellent pace, the hurt and the pain intensifies the murder mystery and the hope that she would receive justice for her loss. Oddity feels genuinely unsettling, because Mc Carthy understands what’s truly scary about losing a loved one.
"The jump scares, when they inevitably come, are handled just the right ratio of shamelessness to skill."
— Adam Nayman
"Oddity delivers a brilliant, bespoke, and tightly entertaining string of ideas that work stronger as a collection -- with even these missteps feeling like they branch from a unified center."
— Alison Foreman
After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge.
A year after the death of her twin sister, blind psychic and collector of cursed items Darcy pays an unexpected visit to her sister’s husband Ted in order to uncover the truth behind her sister’s murder and exact supernatural revenge on the murderer.
Carolyn Bracken in a double role as twins… What a great casting choice. What a great performance.
Maybe I should check in with my sibling right now...
