Review #54: Head Count (2018)
This review was originally written in October 2019. October Horror Movie Review #2: Head Count I went into this movie with no expectations except for the knowledge of who recommended it (which, to be fair, was a high expectation in and of itself). I didn't know what kind of a movie it was, what type of horror to expect, or really anything beyond the title. The biggest compliment I can give to this movie is that it had a concept I'd never seen in a movie before. Where most movies take a well-worn trope and try to do it better than everyone else, this one was treading new ground and I think it did so admirably. (I suppose maybe you could argue that this is just a doppelganger movie, and there's plenty of those out there, but I don't quite think that fits.) Once I understood what I was in for I was constantly watching every frame, looking for clues that might hint at what was about to happen, and even wondering if I should go back and re-watch the film again and look for m...