THE MCPHERSON TAPE is an early example of the "found footage" movie subgenre. As such, it's pretty good. The acting is far more natural than in many other FF films. The characters speak with each other in overlapping conversations, and the ruse of using a birthday party is a sound reason to keep the home video camera rolling. The style also fits the way in which home movie enthusiasts recorded just about anything and everything they could during the VHS "camcorder" days of the 1980s.
The rising panic level is quite believable, and the family members neither act too heroic nor too imbecilic. They seem normal.
A well-made film with a nice, creepy finale...
The rising panic level is quite believable, and the family members neither act too heroic nor too imbecilic. They seem normal.
A well-made film with a nice, creepy finale...