It would have been better to tie in the spread of the demons to the Jerusalem Syndrome that is mentioned earlier in the film, whereby visitors to the holy city become so overwhelmed by the weight of history and religious significance, that they simply go mad. Which makes it even more of a pity that they resort to the scratch and your are infected cliche of every zombie film. These aren't your usual flesh eating, brain munching variety, they are more akin to demons than the shambling dead. Sadly the film descends into an all too familiar zombie film territory, despite the uniqueness of the 'zombies'.

The film finds itself fighting the trappings of found footage films and its own narrative once all hell breaks loose, it comes within touching distance of becoming an exceptional film.

The characters in these films were so irritating you couldn't wait to see them die. I'm looking at you Hooked Up, Paranormal Activity - The Marked Ones and Prey. We warm to them as they explore the ancient city, so when the gates of hell do open up and the inevitable running and screaming begins, we aren't instantly annoyed and wish them a quick and horrible death. The initial cliched cast of characters is replaced with much more enduring and likeable set of protagonists. Initially it felt like this was going to be yet another one of those films that has annoying Americans being rude and obnoxious and then getting their comeuppance, but as the first act plays out we are brought on side. They are also cleverly allow for the film to drop info dumps without it ever seeming forces, by having another member of the cast wear the glasses. The glasses also allow the final scene of the film to be framed perfectly, without giving anything away the final shot of the film is the perfect way for the film to end. It felt like a metaphor for a fathers inability to stop his girl from growing up and becoming an adult. The shot of her father sitting on his couch waiting for her to pick up his call, interspersed with a glass eye view of her having sex was a very moving shot. Just as she gets jiggy with it, her father tries to contact her via the built in Skype function. Before all hell breaks loose Sarah takes of her glasses and places them at the side of a bed without switching them off, and then proceeds to get very intimate with a male friend. The glasses are also integral to two of the best scenes in the film. The glasses also allow for some great plot devices, such as the ability to use facial recognition which then links up to the person's social media account, and when Sarah gets lost, she can access Google maps is also a clever move. Although I am still unconvinced that the smart glasses would function for that length of time on a single charge, but this a small point point of contention.

п»ї п»їSarah's use of her smart glasses is inspired, and the bag snatching incident at leads to Sarah losing her prescription glasses may well be contrived and slightly heavy handed, but at least the filmmakers have tried to offer an reason for why they keep filming.

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