The actress portraying Claire in the film is untalented and unattractive making it a two-fer. And things get worse from there.The plot isn't too bad (haunted camera) but film was ruined by mediocre to terrible acting by the leads. You just never believe the protagonist and his girlfriend are really couple or that his problems are really driving his motivations. They just seem to "show up" stand around and repeat their lines,I rented this RedBox which is how I would advise people to watch , if they care to. Better yet...see if you find it on a streaming site and watch it there. It's not worth a purchase if you looking to do that.

It's such a pity that a good thriller with an original plot gets poor rating of less than 5 stars. I don't know what's really wrong with people who have rated this movie poorly and what's their expectation about horror/thriller movies. The movie is so original and I have never seen a movie with a plot similar to this movie. It's a bizarre story, with elements of gore, thrill, mystery, etc. which are necessary for a good horror/thriller movie. Acting is pretty good. Movie is really fast moving, kept us guessing what would happen next. Movie is excellently made without a dull moment. If you keep on criticising good movies like this, you have to make your own movies, so that you will never criticise movies any longer. It's enough to give 10 stars to this movie just for the original, clever plot itself.

Movie had a good premise and started off quite well but soon went down the toilet with its over the top gore, poor photography and confused story.The music was actually not bad; very reminiscent of John Carpenter and in many places seemed out of place , the plot was confusing - was he actually a psycho and imagining everything which i presume was the end game there wasn't much explanation at the end and it seemed to end too soon. The over the top gore actually began to make it look like a comedy and we started laughing at points when we really shouldn't have!Some poor acting and bizarre plot holes didn't help.Overall it could have been good but ended up in the bargain bin bucket!

I saw the world premiere at the 2017 Florida Film Festival and was very impressed with the idea of the film - its presentation - and impact. Jack Zeller, played very effectively by Christopher Denham, is a psychologically damaged photographer back from Afghanistan. He is evidently suffering from PTSA and is trying to get back to doing what he loves - professional photography. As an encouragement, his fiancé, Claire, buys him a vintage (WW II era) camera (naturally made in Germany.)One chilling aspect of the camera is that a camera repair store announces that "this camera is not capable of taking photos." Nevertheless, Jack gets a gig working for her real estate company and takes 10 rolls of film of various settings and properties with this "unworkable" camera. When the film is processed, there are surprising photos which I will not describe (you can imagine since this is a horror film.) How he reacts and tries to deal with these photos is the tension in the movie. The plot is different, well conceived and exciting. The music and sound effects add measurably to the feel of the film and effect of the events being portrayed. Overall it is an excellent effort from first time director Aaron B. Koontz. I look forward to future efforts by Mr. Koontz. If you get the chance to take in "Camera Obscura," please do - very worthwhile.