Review #280: Night Shift (2023)
Gabe's Supplemental Horror Review #3 - Night Shift (2023) I found this movie while browsing various "Best Horror Films of 2023" lists looking for something to watch with my wife, and this one caught my eye instantly because of the setting and premise: Gwen, a girl in need of a fresh start, takes a last-minute job at a rundown roadside motel. As she makes her way through her first night, she finds out the hotel may be haunted- but are they ghosts of her past, or just ghosts? I'm a sucker for a good ghost story, doubly so if it's specifically a haunted building. And as a person who's spent a not-insignificant amount of time working at a hotel, I know how spooky things can get on a night shift when business is slow! So this one definitely grabbed me right from the start. I'll try not to give any direct spoilers, but I'll say that the premise unfortunately didn't carry the entire movie. The first half of it was fantastic- all of the scary scenes were a...