The Echo brings some elements of refreshing horror entertainment with quite cliché storyline. Director Yam Laranas, in spite of giving a good treatment to this English horror movie, has failed to make any particular situation in The Echo which can really be remembered by the audiences.

Ex-convict Bobby (Jesse Bradford) returns to his deceased mother’s old apartment where he begins to hear strange sounds. With the passing time Bobby discovers blood on the pillow cover, piano, wardrobe etc. which were used by her deceased mother. Booby’s next door neighbour turns out to be a cop, who abuses his wife and child regularly. He tries to intervene but the abusive cop threatens him. Booby hears the scream of that woman every night. At last Bobby decides to call 911. Couple of officers arrives at the scene and Bobby points them towards the apartment of the abusive cop. To everyone’s surprise the apartment turns out to be not only empty but in an inhabitable condition. But Bobby is sure that he has seen the family. However, the manager of the building confirms that no one has been living in that apartment for a long time. Is it just Bobby’s imagination?

Yes, The Echo is another movie on the very common theme of an apartment. The stories of horror movies inside an apartment have already been well explored by horror directors from across the globe. And we don’t find much differences in Laranas’ The Echo. You will see the movie through the eyes of Bobby (Oh, I’m not talking about POV though), the main character of the movie who has moved to his dead mother’s old apartment. We feel a sense of fear and anxiety as soon as Bobby enters the apartment. And this feeling has been enhanced by another stereotypical presence of a mysterious young girl who keeps on playing his toy piano in the corridor. The apartment looks old and grungy and full with vintage furniture and artifacts. Most probably the director wanted to portray that an old lady lived in that apartment by using those vintage items. The initial 45 minutes or so is quite interesting; however, I feel that The Echo turns out to be a slow moving supernatural horror flick in the end. The Echo is just old wine in a new bottle.

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My Rating - 6/10
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